Costs
At Fertility First, we know that comparing treatment costs can be confusing. You might also wonder why Fertility First’s fees seem so reasonable compared to some other Sydney clinics.
Fertility First can minimise your costs, without compromising pregnancy rates and the high quality boutique care you receive from your doctor and the Fertility First team, because, as a doctor owned medical practice, our treatment fees do not need to cover the additional costs of a corporate structure, marketing department, advertising, and/or shareholder dividends, all of which have to come out of the income derived from your treatment cycle fees.
In addition, Fertility First is well aware of the emotional as well as financial costs associated with fertility treatment. Therefore, to maximise a pregnancy happens as quickly and easily as possible, a complete screen, and correction if necessary, of all nutritional and lifestyle factors known to reduce fertility, in both men and women, is the first step in all our treatment programmes. Correction of these factors not only lead to increased spontaneous pregnancy rates and reduced miscarriage rates, but also to Fertility First having significantly lower preterm and low birth weight babies* compared to those published for IVF clinics across Australia.*
Fertility First is also the only fertility Unit that routinely screens for sperm DNA damage in all of it’s male patients. We believe that as the man is half the baby he needs half the attention. If increased sperm damage is detected, we have also invested in a laboratory and technology to assess directly how this damage can be best corrected. Doing so, significantly increases the likelihood of conception occurring, often after a simpler, easier, and therefore less expensive, treatment, or in up to 30% of cases, our experience is a natural conception can now occur.
Sperm DNA damage, if not corrected prior to use in assisted reproductive treatments, as well as reducing the chance of pregnancy in all treatment types, including IVF, also causes a 3 to 4 times increased risk of miscarriage, and even more disturbing, an increase in the incidence of disease and childhood cancers in the resulting children.*
80% of the men attending Fertility First detected with abnormal DNA fragmentation have a significant reduction in sperm chromosomal damage (p < 0.001), if they follow our corrective program. Modification of IVF treatments can correct the rest.
Following is a current list of our treatment costs:
|
|
|
OUT OF POCKET COSTS AFTER FULL MEDICARE, SAFETY NET AND HEALTH INSURANCE REBATES
|
| OVULATION INDUCTION – OI |
$350.00 |
$350.00 |
| INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION – IUI |
$1,700.00 |
$937.15 |
| INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION – DONOR SPERM – IUI/DI |
$2,680.00 includes sperm |
$2,167.15 |
| IVF |
$6,705.00 |
$1,498.40 |
| SUBSEQUENT IVF |
$6,260.00 |
$1,498.40 |
| IVF – INCLUDING ICSI |
$7,450.00 |
$1729.45
|
| SUBSEQUENT IVF INCLUDING ICSI |
$7,150.00 |
$1,729.45 |
| FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER – FET |
$2,800.00 |
$1,265.00 |
| EMBRYO/SPERM FREEZING |
$300.00($150.00 each 6 months there on) |
$300.00
$150.00 |
As at 1.2.2012
*Lewis S and Aitken R. DNA damage to spermatozoa has impacts on fertilization and pregnancy Cell and Tissue Research 2004; 322: 33-41
* Rochebrochard et al, Likelihood of conception following IVF is halved for women 38 to 40 years if their partner is aged 40 years or older. Fertil Steril; 85:5 May 2006
* FSA, Adelaide, 2010
*Anzard data 2010
An administration representative will explain our Financial Consent Forms with you before starting treatment. In order to claim your full entitlements from Medicare you must have a current referral, this will enable you to claim on your consultations and treatment cycles. Day Surgery is subject to your level of health cover.
Additional Costs
There will be some additional costs and the following is a guideline of those.
Pre-diagnostic tests
Additional Drugs if prescribed
Day Surgery
General Anaesthetic if required
Cyro-storage of Embryo and Sperm
Donor Sperm
|
