Newbie - need ICSI and confused - please help with some questions!

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Hi Lindsay,

firstly, I'm sorry you find yourself in this situation, it's hard to take in at first so big hugs to you. I have done ICSI at Melbourne IVF, and am about to again. My current fees document has a Stimulated IVF cycle with ICSI at $4,550 up front. as far as i know the costs do not vary based on who you are seeing. Add to this extra's for medication (a few hundred and maybe the hospital fee for the egg pick-up ($800). I cannot understand where the $12000 comes from! Are you doing PGD? (Pre-implatation genetic Diagnosis - where they genetically test embryo's) - this is an extra $3,280.

I suggest you call the Patient liason officer there and ask for a detailed costing - you will have a compulsary appointment with them before you get started at Melb IVF.

I don't know if this helps you at all but so far total cost for us has been over $15,000 - that is 1 full stim cycle, 6 frozen transfers, all medications, hospital fees, new patient fee, acupuncture. this is before medicare rebates, which I believe don't apply to you. Maybe your FS was giving you the $12,000 figure as an estimate of total treatment costs overall?

A cycle where you transfer a frozen embryo costs $1,675 at the moment at Melb IVF.

Best of luck with everything, I hope you get your family very soon.

ETA - of the $15000 i told you above about $10000 is for the repeated frozen transfers......