
This really helps.
Posted 06 December 2016 - 10:30 AM
Posted 31 January 2020 - 08:55 PM
I know this is a old post. Is there any one recently who did IVF in Calgary? How much does it cost for the whole process without insurance?
Posted 01 February 2020 - 01:34 PM
Posted 03 February 2020 - 12:41 PM
Thanks KDP. Congrats on your new pregnancy and that gives us some hope.
When you say your second FET is only $1900....does it include pickup, transfer and medication(or) you are just saying the transfer of the embryo? I have sunlife insurance and they said they do not cover fertility medication. Just wondering would you say half of the medication given during the treatment would be Non fertility drugs.
Who was your doctor in RFP?
Maggie
Posted 03 February 2020 - 08:54 PM
Posted 04 February 2020 - 01:42 PM
Thanks Kdp.
When i say pickup -> this is the egg pickup and transfer is the transfer of embryo. Sorry these are the terms used in Indian fertility clinic. We had a BFN and now we are tired of all the journey and hassle and want to start in Calgary. The cost you mentioned for the fresh transfer $9800 CAD..is this all included? medicines, hospital stay etc. So am assuming after that you froze your embryos for 2 years and then transferred last december 2019. Is this right?
Maggie.
Posted 04 February 2020 - 08:58 PM
Posted 05 February 2020 - 12:02 AM
Thanks KDP for the tips. I think Regional fertility clinic is the only one available in Calgary. I just did one IVF transfer last month and it failed. So now looking here. Can you let me know when you started the process and how long were you in medication before you did the pickup? I IMd you so if you are ok with it...can you please reply there too?
M
Posted 05 February 2020 - 10:11 PM
I know this is a old post. Is there any one recently who did IVF in Calgary? How much does it cost for the whole process without insurance?
Hi, the one we are considering is RFP Calgary, total cost of 1 cycle + ICSI + Drugs is around CAD 17.5k this estimate is given on their website as well.
Posted 05 February 2020 - 10:31 PM
Hi KDP, do you have any feedback for Dr. Benjamin Wong? We are consulting him for the initial investigations in our case at RFP. He has referred us for IVF.
Do you have the same doctor throughout or once referred to IVF, another doctor would take over?
Hi Maggie,
I’m not sure what you mean by “pickup” but the $1900 was the transfer and my “co-pay” on the medication. I also have Sunlife and they didn’t cover any of the strictly fertility drugs for IVF so that cost was significant but the drugs for the FET aren’t considered strictly for fertility use (estradiol, prometrium and suprefact) so sunlife covers 80% of them. My lining is always thin so we spent a long time trying to build it (and rebuild it) so I was on all the FET meds for longer than most. My lining never got above a 6.2mm so if we hadn’t tried to get it thicker in the first place, my FET would have come in cheaper.
I see Dr. Foong. I love her and she was highly recommended by my family doc. I’ve seen them all over the past few years and find the, all to be on the same page as far as treatments go. I have only come across one I don’t appreciate but I know of other’s who see him and love him so it’s just a personality thing!
Posted 05 February 2020 - 11:41 PM
Posted 13 February 2020 - 03:29 PM
Hey Dijon, just thought I'd pop on here regarding Frozen Embryo Transfer. We are in the process now. Cost was $2105 and that included a 400-500ish dollar charge for Assisted Hatching. My first round of medication(1 month of Suprefact, baby aspirin, one bottle of estrogen and about 6 packs of prometrium) cost about $700. Luckily, our insurance covered everything but 60ish dollars.
IVF #1:
November 2017 - 23 Follicles, 18 Fertilized, 3 made it to Day 5, FREEZE ALL due to OHSS
FET #1:
January 31, 2018 - Begin Suprefact Nasal Spray(5x/day), baby Aspirin & Folic Acid
March 2, 2018 - Lining Check -> 8.6mm, transfer scheduled for March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018 - Transferred 1 embryo. Continue Prometrium, Estrace, baby Aspirin & Folic Acid
March 16-19, 2018 - HPTs
March 20, 2018 - Beta Test - 115 (according to nurse, they like to see 250-500) Continue with Prometrium, Estrace & Folic Acid. Stop baby Aspirin.
March 22, 2018 - Beta Test #2 - 332 Tentative due date of November 24, 2018. 7 week U/S booked for April 9. Continue Prometrium & Estrace until April 28.
November 27, 2018 - Healthy baby girl born at 10:32am, weighing in at 8lbs 4oz and 22.5" tall.
FET #2:
March 17, 2020 - Canceled due to Covid.
FET #3:
June 15, 2020 - Canceled due to unknown bleeding/cramping at cervix.
FET #4:
PROTOCOL CHANGES: Will switch to estrogen patches as well as vaginal estrogen. During lining check will test progesterone to make sure I haven't ovulated. Requested a ultrasound the morning of the transfer to make sure everything looks okay.
Sept. 12, 2020 - Begin Suprefact injections, baby aspirin and prenatal/DHA.