IVF = $10,000 to $15,000
- Fertility medication: $3,000 to $5,000
- Egg harvesting/fertilization/embryo transfer: $10,000 (cost can increase depending on the number of rounds of harvesting)
Egg Freezing = $10,000 to $15,000
- Fertility medication: $3,000 to $5,000
- Egg harvesting: $5,000 to $7,000
- Storage: $1,000 a year
Surrogacy Using a Donor's Eggs = $90,000 to $120,000
- Surrogate compensation: $30,000 to $35,000
- Donor compensation: $7,000 to $8,000 (various donor screening fees and legal fees)
- Egg harvesting/fertilization/embryo transfer: $10,000
Surrogacy Using Your Own Eggs = $75,000 to $100,000
- Fertility medication: $3,000 to $5,000
- Egg harvesting/fertilization/embryo transfer: $10,000
- Surrogate compensation: $30,000 to $35,000
Egg Donation = $30,000
- Fertility medication: $3,000 to $5,000
- Egg harvesting/fertilization/embryo transfer: $10,000
- Donor compensation: $5,000 to $10,000 (various legal fees)
Adoption = $0 to $50,000
- Foster care adoptions: $0 to $2,500
- Licensed and full-service private agency adoptions: $15,000 to $40,000
- Independent adoptions: $30,000 to $50,000
- International adoptions: $15,000 to $50,000
Sources:
Dr. Valerie Baker, fertility specialist at Stanford Medicine, Fertility and Reproductive Health, in Palo Alto, California and Emily S. Rosen, LCSW, a psychotherapist and adoption consultant in New York
This article appears in the July issue of Marie Claire, on newsstands now, and is a part of a week-long series on fertility. See the rest here.
