Costs.....

Hello wondered if anyone can help? When you start IVF on the NHS are there any costs to pay? Do you pay for the meds etc?

Thanks in advance x

[smallcat]

No costs at all if you are receiving a nhs funded cycle. When you get referred you should know if you are entitled to a funded cycle. In some regions it is women under 40, in others it seems to be under 35.

You can also get private treatment via a NHS clinic in which case there would be costs. In private clinics a full cycle costs about 4K-5K. It depends what is required.

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Thanks small cat much appreciated x

[Daisy14]

I'm also NHS and starting first cycle....no costs to pay BUT...

Last week we were offered the chance to have our embryos boosted by imaging (a kind of real time observation between EC and ET). This is a cost of £600 as it's an extra.

Otherwise there is no cost involved.

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Thanks Daisy14 never heard of that. Did you have it done? X

[pritsko2011]

Hi ya! There is no cost but i did run out of meds on my first cycle ( they were delivered to my house fo free) so i got a prescription from the clinic and picked up more meds from hospital farmacy which cost me a prescription fee.

Thats basicaly it

Unfortunately it wasnt successful and im starting my second cycle in Sept and hope to get a special glue ( not very good at terminology) so embryo stuck there for better chances to implant.

I havent discuss it yet so dont know if and how much i would have to pay.

Good luck to you! X

[gemma36]

We had an nhs cycle which we got a positive result from, you get all your medication included up until you get a positive result then you have to pay for all medication after that. Altogether I think it ended up costing us about £250 but it was well worth it. Today we are going for our 12 week scan although I am actually 13 weeks!!

[Lynnr54]

I'm the same as Daisy, we were also offered the time lapse imaging, but at £700 which we took. The idea is that embryos after EC the development of the embryos is monitored by a camera which takes imaging every 10 mins (I think). The benefits are that embryos don't need taking out of incubation to be looked at by the embryologist and that they can see the journey the embryos have been on to get to the state they're in. I'm sure if your hospital offers it they will talk it through with you in detail. Good luck!