The Fertility Index

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Make sense of fertility care before you decide

Compare costs, understand your options and know what to ask about treatment, insurance and clinics.

Costs and bills

7 articles

An IVF baby in America costs about $45,000.

Before you pay for IVF, ask what's missing from the quote

PGT cost: are you paying for the biopsy, the test or both?

IUI cost: the insemination fee is not always the cycle price

IVF medication quotes: the cheapest starting order may not be the cheapest course

Frozen embryo transfer cost: check what you already paid for

How to dispute an IVF bill: choose the right route first

Insurance and benefits

3 articles

IVF is covered by insurance. Why is there still a bill?

Employer fertility benefits: what can you actually use?

Your state has an IVF mandate. Does it reach your plan?

Choosing and working with a clinic

6 articles

Lawsuits, settlements, FDA letters: what's in your clinic's public file

Your IVF clinic has a lawsuit or public record. What does it mean?

IVF lab and protocols: what should your clinic explain?

IVF clinic communication: agree on the plan before injections start

Your fertility clinic rebranded. What should you check?

IVF abroad: compare the whole trip, not just the clinic price

Treatment and next steps

3 articles

How long does IVF take? The steps before and after retrieval

IVF success rates: what does that percentage actually measure?

After a failed IVF cycle: what to ask at your follow-up

Freezing eggs, sperm and embryos

4 articles

Egg freezing cost: the bill beyond retrieval

Embryo storage fees: know who bills you and when the price starts

Fertility preservation before cancer treatment: who to call and what insurance covers

Military egg and sperm freezing: check the DHA reimbursement rules first

How we collect prices, count locations and calculate medians: our methodology.