2006-12-28 15:22:36 · 8 answers · asked by DJ 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
IVF (in vitro fertilization) treatment; IUI, ICSI and Laparoscopic surgery is very cheap in India. The cost is very low and the medical services are very good in India.
My cousin and her husband got their IVF treatment in India through the Forerunners Healthcare in India and is all praise for this company. She is a known case of PCOS.She is a very happy mother of a baby boy now. She just paid 2500 pounds for the full IVF treatment in India for which she was quoted 8000 pounds in private setup in UK.
Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. I read a lot about them in the newspapers. I have also read about a Chinese couple who planned surrogacy through the Forerunners Healthcare. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery and infertility treatment like IVF, IUI, and ICSI abroad for low price. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery and treatment can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
2006-12-28 21:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by Charlie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It costs alot because it is a very difficult process... although the cost probably will, and im sure, has... gone down over time... it will be gradual. After all, when it first came out, im sure it cost alot more than it does now.. and was much less readily available to families trying to have a baby. I just read an article recently written by a woman who was trying to battle to have her insurance company pay for her IVF... as technology advances.. im sure we will see more and more options and probably cheaper options as well.
2006-12-28 23:29:14 · answer #2 · answered by Kristin B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a friend who decided to donate her eggs and she was paid 3,000. That doesn't include the cost of months of hormone injections or doctor's visits or travelling to where the harvesting was done. It's an expensive process.
2006-12-28 23:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by michelle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the whole health system is a rip off. Why was it $200 for the ER to take my temperature and my blood pressure? US healthcare is an insane nightmare.
2006-12-28 23:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by Laurie F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at my wifes web site. www.myivfalternative.com she helps people get ivf for much much less. Hope this helps.
2006-12-29 15:26:50 · answer #5 · answered by Jeremy C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a large percentage of the cost is drugs/medications needed during the cycle. these usually arent covered by the insurance companies and are expensive (synthetic hormones, etc)
2006-12-28 23:28:42 · answer #6 · answered by Mina222 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's also hundreds of thousands of kids in the foster care system. They all need parents. You may want to consider adopting one or more of them!
2006-12-28 23:47:33 · answer #7 · answered by Gabby_Gabby_Purrsalot 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋