The cost of assisted pregnancy procedures varies greatly depending on which procedure is performed, the clinic performing the procedure and the region in which the clinic is located.
The ultimate cost will depend on how many procedures or treatments are necessary before achieving success, as couples often require multiple tries before getting pregnant.
Take in vitro fertilization, for example.
This is perhaps the most well-known assisted reproductive technology on the market, but its success rate is lower than some imagine.
Women under 35 have a success rate of about 10% to 20% according to some estimates, while the success rate for women over 35 decreases.
Couples who get pregnant on the initial treatment will only pay for one session, while couples who are not successful on the first try often opt to try again and again until they are successful.
This can rack up quite a bill.
Some couples choose to freeze eggs or embryos created during their initial in vitro fertilization cycle for used in later sessions if necessary.
Egg or embryo freezing is not free, but it may help save money on subsequent in vitro fertilization cycles and many clinics offer this service.
Each in vitro fertilization cycle costs between $10,000 on the lower end and $15,000 on the higher end.
Additional services associated with in vitro fertilization may run the bill even higher.
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is a procedure in which the sperm is injected directly into the egg.
This service may cost between $1,000 and $1,500.
Genetic testing of embryos may cost around $3,000, while the cost of using donor eggs may run as high as $30,000.
Donor sperm may add $200 to $3,000.
Other assisted pregnancy treatments and procedures are also available and their cost varies.
Zygote intrafallopian transfer usually costs between $12,000 and $15,000, while gamete intrafallopian transfer carries a similar price tag.
Interested couples are encouraged to discuss these treatments with a trained fertility specialist to learn more about how these procedures are performed and whether they are a candidate for such procedures.
Intrauterine insemination is another procedure that is available to couples.
In this procedure, the woman is injected with specially prepared sperm, which are expected to swim into the fallopian tubes to fertilize the egg.
Cost ranges from $300 to $800 in most cases.
The best resource for further information pertaining to assisted pregnancy and its cost is a fertility specialist.
The ultimate cost will depend on how many procedures or treatments are necessary before achieving success, as couples often require multiple tries before getting pregnant.
Take in vitro fertilization, for example.
This is perhaps the most well-known assisted reproductive technology on the market, but its success rate is lower than some imagine.
Women under 35 have a success rate of about 10% to 20% according to some estimates, while the success rate for women over 35 decreases.
Couples who get pregnant on the initial treatment will only pay for one session, while couples who are not successful on the first try often opt to try again and again until they are successful.
This can rack up quite a bill.
Some couples choose to freeze eggs or embryos created during their initial in vitro fertilization cycle for used in later sessions if necessary.
Egg or embryo freezing is not free, but it may help save money on subsequent in vitro fertilization cycles and many clinics offer this service.
Each in vitro fertilization cycle costs between $10,000 on the lower end and $15,000 on the higher end.
Additional services associated with in vitro fertilization may run the bill even higher.
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is a procedure in which the sperm is injected directly into the egg.
This service may cost between $1,000 and $1,500.
Genetic testing of embryos may cost around $3,000, while the cost of using donor eggs may run as high as $30,000.
Donor sperm may add $200 to $3,000.
Other assisted pregnancy treatments and procedures are also available and their cost varies.
Zygote intrafallopian transfer usually costs between $12,000 and $15,000, while gamete intrafallopian transfer carries a similar price tag.
Interested couples are encouraged to discuss these treatments with a trained fertility specialist to learn more about how these procedures are performed and whether they are a candidate for such procedures.
Intrauterine insemination is another procedure that is available to couples.
In this procedure, the woman is injected with specially prepared sperm, which are expected to swim into the fallopian tubes to fertilize the egg.
Cost ranges from $300 to $800 in most cases.
The best resource for further information pertaining to assisted pregnancy and its cost is a fertility specialist.