Hi Fiona,
The cost of IVF will vary depending on the type of treatment that you require, so it is hard to give you an answer that is meaningful to you. Check out http://forums.bellybelly.com.au/foru...ed-ivf-10.html to get an idea. Private health insurance, depending on your policy, will help to pay for cost associated with egg retrival during a stim cycle when you are a day patient in hospital (generally), and some policies can help with the cost of some medications not always included in a cycle fee - but again it will depend on the clinic and the health fund. Also confusing matters is the medicare safety net. It is also important to know that if you are $1500 out of pocket (I think) during a financial year for medical expenses (inc scripts, optical, dental etc) you can do something through the tax system...I'm not sure of the details but if you look at the ATO web site under 'net medial expenses tax offset' it will provide you with more info.

The IVF clinic that I am with have an accounts dept who are very helpful. I'm sure that other clinics would have a similar situation, so it might be worth give the clinics that are convenient to you a call to see if they can send out any pricing info to you.

Good luck and hope that you dont need to go down the IVF pathway.
FG