A breakdown of the cost of IVF in Kyrgyzstan: How much is a cycle? What items are included in the quotation?

A breakdown of the cost of IVF in Kyrgyzstan: How much is a cycle? What items are included in the quotation?

Many people will find a strange phenomenon when searching for "details of IVF expenses in Kyrgyzstan": some platforms offer only tens of thousands of yuan, while others need more than 100 thousand yuan.

The problem is not necessarily who reported the mistake, but that everyone's statistics are not the same sum of money at all.

Some quotations only calculate egg retrieval and embryo culture, some include ovulation drugs and embryo transfer, and some will calculate PGT, translation, accommodation and transportation together. Therefore, instead of asking "how much is the total price" first, it is better to confirm:

What step is included in this price?

Also called "one cycle", it may contain completely different contents.

A relatively complete IVF cycle usually involves pre-evaluation, ovulation monitoring, egg retrieval, laboratory operation, embryo culture and subsequent transplantation. If ICSI, blastocyst culture, PGT or embryo freezing are added according to individual circumstances, the cost structure will continue to change.

At present, there is a big statistical difference between the published online information and the price of IVF in Kyrgyzstan, so it is not recommended to directly understand a certain online quotation as the final charging standard of the hospital.

When comparing quotations, you can divide the cost into the following four layers.

The first level: the expenses that may be incurred before entering the cycle.

Including the basic examination of husband and wife or individuals, hormone detection, ultrasound examination, semen related examination and doctor's evaluation.

Some inspections can be completed in China in advance, but whether overseas hospitals recognize the existing report, how long the report is valid, and whether it needs to be re-examined needs to be confirmed in advance.

This part of the amount is usually not the highest in the whole cycle, but it is prone to repeated inspection, so when you get the plan, you should ask clearly:

Can the existing inspection in China be used directly?

Layer 2: The most easily changed parts in the quotation are emission promotion and laboratory.

Drugs to promote excretion are not a simple fixed package.

Age, ovarian reserve, number of basal follicles, previous ovulation induction reactions and different plans made by doctors may all affect the types, dosage and use time of drugs.

Therefore, if you see the quotation of "all the expenses for promoting excretion are fixed", you need to continue to confirm whether there is an upper dose limit.

Another important thing to check is the laboratory fee.

It may appear in the quotation:

Conventional IVF fertilization;

ICSI single sperm microinjection;

Blastocyst culture;

Embryo-assisted operation;

Embryo freezing and preservation.

Some of these items are included in the basic package, and some need to be charged separately. In the open quotation page, ICSI, blastocyst culture and embryo freezing are often listed as separate charging items.

Therefore, when comparing hospital expenses, we can't just compare the line of "basic IVF package".

The third layer: When doing PGT, ask "What is the charge?"

Many people who know the cost of third-generation test tubes in Kyrgyzstan, one of the links that really widen the budget gap is genetic testing before embryo implantation.

The most easily overlooked question here is not "whether to do PGT", but:

Is the PGT fee calculated by cycle, by a group of embryos or by the number of embryos detected?

Different testing purposes cannot be simply confused. For example, the detection of chromosome aneuploidy is not exactly the same as designing a detection scheme for known monogenic diseases.

Therefore, people with a clear family history of genetic diseases, chromosomal abnormalities or other medical indications, it is best to complete genetic counseling first, and then judge the specific testing plan, instead of directly applying the unified price when they see the "three-generation test tube package".

Level 4: There may be no money for the second transplant in the first quotation.

This is a very easy item to be missed in the overseas test tube budget.

Assuming that many preserved embryos are formed after egg retrieval, if frozen embryos are transferred later, it may involve:

Embryo preservation fee, thawing fee, transplant operation fee, pre-transplant examination and medication fee.

In other words, "completing an egg retrieval cycle" and "completing all subsequent transplants" are not the same price concept.

Some public quotations also regard embryo transfer, freezing and subsequent preservation as independent charging items.

Therefore, the budget can't just be the day of egg retrieval.

Before going to Bishkek, we have to set aside a budget other than medical care.

For China families, there is also a natural "cross-border cost" for the expenses of IVF in Kyrgyzstan.

Mainly includes:

Round-trip air tickets, local accommodation, transportation, catering, translation and the cost of changing or extending accommodation due to cycle adjustment.

If you go to Kyrgyzstan twice for egg retrieval and transplantation, the cost of transportation and accommodation will be obviously different from that of one-time completion.

So a more practical budget formula should be:

Estimated total expenditure = basic medical expenses+individualized projects+subsequent transplant expenses+cross-border living costs+reserve budget.

Instead of just looking at a "package price" on the webpage.

Judging a test tube quotation in Kyrgyzstan, it is suggested to ask these eight questions clearly.

After getting the quotation from the hospital or service organization, you can directly confirm one by one:

Whether the drugs for promoting excretion are included and whether there is a dose limit;

Whether egg retrieval and anesthesia have been included;

Whether IVF and ICSI charge separately;

Does blastocyst culture increase the cost?

PGT charges according to cycle or embryo number;

How long does embryo freezing involve?

How much is the first and second frozen embryo transfer respectively?

If the cycle is cancelled or transplanted embryos are not obtained, how to settle the paid items?

If you can't find the answers to these eight questions from the quotation, even if the package price is very low, it is difficult to accurately judge how much budget you need to prepare in the end.

How much does Kyrgyzstan test-tube baby need to prepare?

At present, the range given by online public information is very wide, ranging from the basic medical quotation of tens of thousands of yuan to the comprehensive budget of hundreds of thousands of yuan or even higher.

Therefore, it is not recommended to take a fixed figure as the "standard cost" of all families.

What is really meaningful for users is to determine their own plan first:

Is it regular IVF or ICSI?

Do you need PGT?

Is it expected to take eggs once or multiple times?

Do egg retrieval and transplantation need to go to Kyrgyzstan separately?

Have embryo freezing and subsequent transfer been calculated?

After these problems are determined, the budget obtained is closer to the actual situation by comparing the quotations of different hospitals in Bishkek.

Write it at the end

To understand the breakdown of IVF expenses in Kyrgyzstan, the core is not to find the lowest figure on the Internet, but to correspond each sum of money to a specific project.

Even if the total amount of the two quotations is the same, the contents may be completely different; Even if two people with different physical conditions choose the same hospital, the final cost may not be the same.

Therefore, before deciding to go to Kyrgyzstan, it is suggested to complete the basic physical assessment first, and then let the hospital issue a list of items according to the actual situation, and list the drugs for promoting excretion, laboratory operation, PGT, embryo preservation, follow-up transplantation and cross-border living costs respectively.

This makes it easier to see the real budget than simply comparing "how much is a cycle".