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Talk to me about international fertility treatment
I am simply curious. I found out today that a couple I know, not well mind you, has been going to India to undergo fertility treatments after 3 years of unsuccessfully trying to conceive. They reside in Colorado right now, but are actually from Saskatchewan. It kind of blew me away that they would go so far away to get this done. Apparently, they must stay there for 4 months each time they undergo a "treatment" (what, exactly they're having done wasn't explained to me), and they have said that this clinic they are going to is "cheaper" than getting it done in the US or Canada and that they have a money back guarantee?! To date, after 2 treatments, they've spent $50,000 - and that does not include their travel or living costs! I know some of you have been through this, and may have info about this kind of thing. Enlighten me.
Re: Talk to me about international fertility treatment
I don't know too much about fertility specifically, but I saw something on TV before about how a lot of people are going to India because a) it is cheaper b) the physicians in India are actually very highly trained and c) the doctors speak english.
I also read an article about Indian surrogacy - where women in India are "selling" their wombs to infertile couples.
Haha - the million dollar question, Sarah.
If you have a known surrogate, you are basically paying the equivalent of a fresh IVF cycle (around $15,000), plus a frozen cycle ($3-4 G, plus maybe $1000 in meds). If the surrogate does get pregnant, she'll need meds until 12 weeks, which is about another $3,000.
Here's the tricky part. You can not pay someone to be your surrogate in Canada. (likewise, it is legal sell your eggs, but illegal for someone to purchase them). So if you don't have a known surrogate, this becomes VERY VERY tricky. It can be done, but it's not easy and there are not as many willing surrogates as there are in the US because of our laws about compensation.
I assume then that there are some generous Thank You cards that go out? That's really interesting, I didn't that's how surrogacy worked. That's alot to ask of someone who really gets nothing (aside the knowledge of helping some very deserving person) in return... maybe that's a selfish way of looking at it...I guess I'm thinking if someone were to do it for a stranger as opposed to family.
You can't guarantee success, but it's not uncommon in IVF programs to have a "shared risk" program. So instead of say 15 g a cycle, you pay 25-30 for three cycles. If it works on the first try, you paid twice the amount for an IVF cycle. If it doesn't work by the third try, you get a portion of your money back (minus costs for drugs).
Guessing the "money back guarantee" in India may not be the same. They definitely have lower standards and ethics attached to their programs - which is why it's cheaper.