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Financial issues

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IVF

sassygirl005
  • By sassygirl005 · Posted November 17, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Has anyone applied for the grant? And how does it work? THanks ...

Are IF expenses tax deductible?

smr2006
  • By smr2006 · New reply November 7, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • Hi everyone, DH and I are just getting started on exploring TXs and will be starting IUI in January 2010. I know that some medical expenses are tax deductible or can be written off, and I'm wondering ...

Klinefelters

ABx3Hopes
  • By ABx3Hopes · New reply November 2, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • We have been trying to conceive for about 3 years. After no luck we visited a specialist. My husband was diagnosed with Klinefelters syndrome. I also have PCOS. We went to Cornell Medical College hospital ...

Poor Sperm Morphology?

Shergirrl
  • By Shergirrl · New reply November 1, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Anyone know anything about getting pregnant with a husband with less then 2% normal sperm (poor sperm morphology). We found out a year ago that husband had first test 0% normal sperm, then 2%, then he ...

Drug Costs

jeng09
  • By jeng09 · New reply October 21, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Hello everyone, I am considering starting a cycle, I was blessed to have a beautiful baby boy 2 1/2 years ago through IVF. At that time, my insurance plan was terrific and covered my drugs. However, times ...

Companies that cover Infertility

conceiveadream
  • By conceiveadream · New reply October 8, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I just found this. I'm thinking I may have to switch jobs to pay for this... http://www.inciid.org/article.php?cat=st atemandates&id=243 ...

Best source for the injectable drugs?

chris-s-g
  • By chris-s-g · New reply July 16, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Does anyone have a good (safe, legal, reliable) source for the injectables? I will be needing Menopur, Lupron, and Ovidrel in this upcoming cycle and I just found out how much they cost---yikes! When ...

financial assistance for surrogacy?

stephl
  • By stephl · Posted July 3, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • any advice? thanks, steph ...

looking for advise on charities that help with cost of IVF or adoption

mommytobeplease
  • By mommytobeplease · New reply June 8, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • hi, i was diagnosed with Meyer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser Syndrome 13 years ago...therefore i have no uteris or ovaries and i am desperate to be a mommy. my husband and i have saved and saved but still ...

pof

pochita
  • By pochita · New reply June 7, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • its anyone out there a premature ovarian failaure, this means you don't produce eggs. i would like to know if anyone knows place in n.j. in the northern side where to go to ivf and egg donor but not so ...

Pricing for "shared risk": what are they telling me?

chris-s-g
  • By chris-s-g · New reply May 26, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Hi All, Many of you have talked about the shared risk programs you have considered and what went into your decisions. I have gotten a lot of perspective from reading your posts. However, I know these ...

Free Fertility Treatment?

BrandiBee
  • By BrandiBee · Posted May 6, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • My mom watched this story on the news last night about UC giving free fertility care to couples who want to participate in a study about a "pregnancy patch". From what I read, it sounds like a patch that ...

ivf coverage

joy2009
  • By joy2009 · New reply April 10, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • iam new to this site but i wanted to no if any one knows of an insurance that would cover ivf or if there is any companies out there willing to help? thanks for reading ...

IVF and Octo-mom Controversy

suzyr1964
  • By suzyr1964 · New reply March 29, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • All, I just got an article published titled IVF is NOT the Enemy in Modern Mom Media. The article defends IVF (when done within reason) in the wake of the Octo-mom controversy. To access the article ...

Donor cycles and payment plans!! HELP!!

romac
  • By romac · Posted March 28, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hi I'm new to this site and I wonder if anyone living in Nj knows of any clinics that offer financial plans for couples that want to try a IVf Donor cycle with a known donor. I have exhausted my 4 lifetime ...

Acupuncture, ART and Tax Deductions

Masterclf
  • By Masterclf · New reply February 24, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Hi All, Just to make sure I understand this, we ARE able to list IVF (including meds) and acupuncture in our deductions? This website makes it sound like we can. We are out-of-pocket, so this would be ...

How much does this cost??

Luna_1
  • By Luna_1 · New reply February 6, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Hello, I know this is a very general question, but I was wondering if any of you could tell me a ballpark of what should we expect in bills for IUI plus meds like clomid or letrozole for a regular treatment ...

Any IVF financing other than Capital One?

Didier
  • By Didier · New reply February 4, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • My doctor in LA doesn't associate with any financial groups, so it appears I will have to fork out the full $13K (NIC $4K for meds) directly from my savings account. Does anyone know of any other options ...

Insurance - Mandated to offer IF treatment plan in the state of CA

surbm
  • By surbm · New reply January 20, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Friends, We are researching our finance options for an upcoming IVF cycle. Our insurance company (Blue Cross - PPO) mentioned that they do not cover IF. However we read of a law that says that in the ...

Flexible Spending / Tax Breaks - Donor Cycles

kiwirjm
  • By kiwirjm · New reply November 12, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Hi We are trying to work out our flexible spending accounts for next year. I think we will probably be trying some DS IUI's and then moving onto a DE IVF. Can you deduct the cost of DS vials, shipping ...

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