With the prices of IVF skyrocketing in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, and the UK–especially for people whose insurance doesn’t cover infertility treatments and gestational surrogacy–traveling abroad for medical care (to places like Spain and the Czech Republic) is become an affordable option for many people. How much cheaper, you ask? On average, getting infertility treatments in Thailand cost 1/3 to 1/2 of the cost back home.
All the medical clinics are located in the bustling capitol city of Bangkok. I’ve visited several Bangkok hospitals during some previous vacations–though not for infertility issues–and the level of knowledge and care I received was the same or better than I received in the States. And the beauty of Bangkok is it’s just a few short hours away from some of the most dazzling islands and beaches in the world.
IVF Thailand – They offer a full range of IVF procedures as well as ovulation induction, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), embryo freezing, and a donor egg program.
Thai Superior ART – They offer a full range of IVF procedures as well as ovulation induction, assisted insemination, surrogacy, and a donor egg and a donor sperm program.
The Fertility Center at Bumrungrad Hospital – Offers a full range of gynecological and infertility treatment options including IVF, intrauterine insemination (IUI), ovulation induction, Gift, Zift, sperm retrieval, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and hormone therapy.
Jetanin Institute for Assisted Reproduction – Offers a full range of IVF procedures as well as intrauterine insemination (IUI), ovulation induction, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), embryo freezing, sperm retrieval, assisted hatching, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and hormone therapy.
Sukumvit Maternity Clinic – Offers a full range of IVF procedures as well as intrauterine insemination (IUI), Gift and Zift, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), cryopreservation and blastocyst transfer.
Bangkok IVF Center – Offers a full range of IVF procedures as well as intrauterine insemination (IUI), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI),preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching, and Aneuploidy Screening.
Hygeia Surgery – They offer a range of female and male infertility treatments.
If you’re thinking about getting infertility treatments abroad, you might read our checklist for medical tourists.
For those of you have visited any of these clinics: What was your experience like? Feel free to share any personal stories in the comments below.
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Dear Abbie,
Of your 7:
your first is a couple’s story about their experience at Synphaet Hospital, they are not the service provider;
your last is a medical tourism agency, again, not the service provider;
your 5th went out of business or was shut down??
one surely costs almost as much as the USA because of their high overhead;
one is rented office space where specialists from hospitals moonlight and do side jobs;
two are reputable service providers of service — but pricey.
Your list would be more helpful if you extracted the JCI-accredited, ISO-certified in vitro fertilization Thailand hospital recommendation of the couple authoring the first site on your list — Synphaet Hospital for Thais in eastern Bangkok.
What that couple does not make clear on their site is that at US$5000 for IVF and US$8300 for IVF-PGD, Synphaet costs much less than all places in Bangkok trying to snag international medical tourists. Synphaet accepts non-Thai patients. Neaby furnished apartments cost only US$167/MONTH.