We worked it out today and it’s going to take us 6 months to save up I reckon. I hope you don’t mind me asking, where in Europe did you go and how much did it cost and how did the appointments work etc? X
We went to the Czech Republic. The IVF cycle itself (egg collection, fertilisation with ICSI, cultivation, transfer) was €2350 (around £2k) plus drugs. Obviously, drugs will depend on your stimulation protocol. As my issue was tubal, my regime was pretty straight forward and the drugs were £502 plus delivery.
Additional costs were:
2 x private scans here to monitor follicles and endometrial lining etc (£135 each)
a blood test for us both at the clinic on day of egg collection (virology/infectious diseases)
1 year storage for frozen embryos
Flights and accommodation.
Embryo transfers after a fresh are €400 plus drugs, so all things considered, we knew long term it would help us be able to get back for FETs quicker as well.
So it does add up admittedly, but I think for us, still 1/3 the cost of doing it privately here and avoiding the waiting times of the NHS. If you'd like to know more, dm me and we can go from there x