Hi Lou Lou

There are clinics in Qld you may also want to look into. Monash have clinics in Nth, Central and Sth Qld, and Qld Fertility Group have them in Cairns, Townsville and Mackay. It pays to shop around a bit as costs can really vary. I can also understand it being limited in regional areas like you mentioned regarding dates for transfers etc. But they still may be worth considering.

In my experience SIVF is the most expensive in Australia. They also require a full up front payment which not all clinics do (that is you pay for the Medicare portion of the cycle as well as the out of pocket costs and then get that and your Safety Net out of pocket payment back up to 8 weeks later).

There can be other costs associated with day treatments which vary from clinic to clinic. If you have private health insurance you need to check if you will be covered for the procedure with the clinic/hospital you are going through. I went through SIVF in Canberra and got hit with a few unexpected costs that I haven't had to through Monash.

There are other clinics that do blastocyst transfer (eg Monash). There may be others on BB to give you good advice of other clinics around. Also if you need to do more than one cycle (a realistic possibility for everybody) you need to factor in costs associated with travel, accommodation more cycles etc. You may also be required to be available for tests etc in that town over a period of days/week. I have found doing a cycle near family (ie I cycle in Melbourne but live in canberra) to be helpful.

I hope that is helpful.
Wishing you all the best.
xx