doing it the hard way

I'm not really sure the purpose of this post...maybe more for my future reference than your enjoyment. Maybe because the bills are starting to come in and we're feeling the stress. But, I just wanted to lay out the cost of just trying to become pregnant.

Initial IVF Cycle:
*Follicular Monitoring (office visits, ultrasounds, lab work)
     $2,300.00
*Retrieval of eggs
     $2,100.00
*Fertilization Process
     $2,400.00
*Embryo Transfer
     $1,300.00
*Freezing and Storage of Embryos at Sanford
     $780.00
*ICSI Procedure (isolating single sperm and injecting into egg)
     $1,100.00
*Anesthesia Physicians
     $200.00
*Medications
     $4,000.00

Total ESTIMATED Cost:  $14,180
     *This did not include any of our initial infertility testing and any costs for Cody (including semen collections and lab work)

Frozen Embryo Transfer
*Follicular Monitoring (Office visits, ultrasounds, lab work)
     $1,200.00
*Thawing of Embryos
     $600.00
*Embryo Transfer
     $1,400.00
*Medications
     $600.00

Total ESTIMATED Cost: $3,800.00


We can't even begin to tell you how blessed we feel that both of these processes worked for us the FIRST time. But geez, it sure would have been easier to just hop into bed :)