Hi Lindsay,

Sorry to hear you have joined the many couples who need assisted conception. But at least you know now and you can begin your new journey.

I am at MIVF with my first cycle and treatment - ICSI cycle.

I am not sure where they get the $12,000 either and have not heard of your FS.

My FS is Scott Pearce and he is lovely to deal with, has rooms at Mt Waverley and also at Canbrini.

My costs so far:

Appointments with FS - $80 each
New patient admin fee at MIVF - $265
ICSI cycle (payable up front) $5300
Egg collection aprox $850 - I am not sure of exact cost as I have health insurance

And as far as I know this is the main costs.

Infinity has said a frozen embryon transfer is $1675 so that will be extra if you are not successful the first time and provided you have some embys to freeze.

As per someone's elses advice - I would call patient liason team at MIVF and talk to them about the costs. Once you go ahead you have a compulsory accounts appnt. Ask if you can have an accnts appointment before you decide what to do so you get a better understanding of it all. Also I am sure they can tell you if different FS's have different costs.

I don't know how much the different clinics costs vary - but maybe once you understand the terminology better (cos I know it takes time) and you know what specifically you need, call Monash IVF and I think there is an Australia IVF - just google it and see how you go.

If you have any other questions this is a really good place to put them out there - as everyone is so helpful and knowledgeable and more importantly it is a great group of support too.

Good luck.