Cost and process of IVF
IVF is a kind of assisted reproductive technology usually selected by infertile couples, which can help those couples who cannot conceive successfully due to physiological reasons to achieve their reproductive dreams. In the process of IVF, couples need to pay certain fees and follow a series of procedures.
cost
The cost of IVF varies with hospitals, doctors, geographical locations and treatment plans. Generally speaking, the cost of IVF can be divided into the following aspects:
1. Basic expenses: It includes the doctor's diagnosis fee, various examination fees, operation fees, etc., which must be paid by every IVF patient.
2. Drug expenses: IVF babies need to increase the chance of pregnancy by using ovulation promoting drugs, which are expensive.
3. Operation and treatment costs: Including in vitro fertilization (IVF), embryo transfer, frozen embryo storage costs, etc.
4. Long term expenses: In the process of IVF, some couples may need to try many times. This will increase additional costs, including repeated surgery, repeated diagnosis and treatment.
It should be noted that different hospitals will have different price systems and preferential policies, and couples need to have a detailed understanding and comparison when choosing hospitals. In addition, the cost of IVF will vary depending on the couple's personal circumstances (such as age, physical condition, etc.).
technological process
The process of IVF is generally divided into the following main steps:
1. Consultation and preliminary evaluation: Couples need to consult their doctors first to learn about IVF. The doctor will make a preliminary evaluation on the couple to determine the suitable scheme for IVF.
2. Ovulation induction therapy: Couples and women will receive ovulation induction treatment, and use drugs to stimulate the ovaries to release more eggs and increase the chance of pregnancy.
3. Egg retrieval: After the eggs mature, the doctor will perform an egg collection operation, usually through vaginal puncture or laparoscopic surgery to obtain eggs.
4. In vitro fertilization and embryo culture: After obtaining the egg, the doctor conducts in vitro fertilization with sperm in the laboratory, and then cultivates the fertilized egg to the embryonic development stage.
5. Embryo transfer: Doctors will transfer the cultured embryos back to the couple's uterus in the hope of successful implantation and development.
6. Follow up and pregnancy monitoring: After transplantation, the couple will conduct follow-up and pregnancy monitoring to ensure the implantation and development of embryos.
The whole IVF process may take weeks or even months, and requires close cooperation between the couple and the doctor's treatment plan.
summary
As an assisted reproductive technology, IVF can help infertile couples realize their reproductive dreams. A certain amount of expenses need to be paid for IVF, including basic expenses, drug expenses, operation and treatment expenses, and long-term expenses. The process of IVF generally includes consultation and preliminary evaluation, ovulation induction treatment, oocyte retrieval, in vitro fertilization and embryo culture, embryo transfer, follow-up and pregnancy monitoring. Couples need to understand and compare different economic costs and processes in detail in the process of selecting hospitals and carrying out IVF, so as to ensure the realization of fertility dreams.
