my husband has decided not to go out of town this week, so he will be able to go to my ultra sound with me tomorrow AND my iui which will be thursday or friday. i am so relieved, it was hard to do it by myself last month.
i wish i could be more optimistic about getting pregnant, but i am a born pessimist, better to be pleasantly surprised than constantly disappointed. i am sure that this iui won’t result in a pregnancy. the prospect of ivf freaks me out because it is so expensive. we will only be able to do it once (at least this year), and if we do it i don’t think we’ll be able to buy a house next year, which sucks, but having children is more important than having a house. here is a list of ivf expenses from my re:
| Cost of IVF at The Fertility Center (prepay) 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
| IVF Cycle Preparation Costs | ||
| Follicle Ultrasounds (4) | $596 | |
| Lab Monitoring (4) | $324 | |
| Cost of IVF Cycle Preparation Sub Total | $920 | |
| IVF Procedure Costs | ||
| ART Case Managment | $700 | |
| Egg Retrieval | $1326 | |
| Embryology Lab Charge (Culture and Fertilization) | $1020 | |
| Embryo transfer and prep | $1122 | |
| IVF Procedure Costs Sub Total | $4168 | |
| Basic IVF Cycle costs excluding Medication, ICSI and Cryo | $5088 | |
| Additional Costs if Necessary: | ||
| ICSI (Direct sperm injection) | $1020 | |
| Assisted Hatching | $510 | |
| Blastocyst Media | $500 | |
| Cryopreservation of Embryos | $510 | |
| Cryopreservation costs after 1st quarter (per quarter) | $95 | |
Medication costs are approximately $2500 per IVF cycle. This may vary depending on prescription coverage. You will need to check with your insurance carrier for benefit information.
i work in a pharmacy, so i get an awesome discount on drugs, i get them at cost + 10%, examples: 15 clomid tablets cost me about $13, 30 days of estrace costs me $1, but the markup for some drugs (like ivf drugs or any brand name drug) is minuscule, so they pretty much cost the same as they would if i didn’t get a discount. my ovidrel for example, would cost me over $60 at my work, but i order it online from freedom fertility pharmacy (they have more buying power than we do and probably pay less for it than the pharmacy i work at does) for around $44. blah, money, money, money… anyone have any recommendations on good ivf pharmacies?
1 Comment
November 23, 2008 at 9:39 pm
this is starting to get eerily weird as i work in pharmacy too!! ps i set up this blog as a requirement for a technology class to set up a blog, fyi.