The high cost of in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatments has caused many to explore options including lower-cost IVF treatments outside of the US. IVF clinics and treatement centers in locations such as Canada, Israel, Thailand, and the Czech Republic offer services to potential US patients. One Ohio couple has even created a business (IVFVacation.com) arranging trips to the Czech Republic following their own successful experience with IVF in the Czech Republic.

According to their website, Craig and Marcela Fite, founders of IVFVacation.com, found that a single round of IVF treatment in the US cost between $10,000 and $15,000 with medications - a price that is out of many want-to-be parents price range. However, on their annual trip to visit Marcela’s family in teh Czech Republic, the couple found a more affordable solution at the Clinic of Reproductive Medicine and Gynecology in Zlin. The cost for the treatment with medication was $3,800.

Now, the couple assists with arrangement of services and accomodations for other couples, who travel to the Czech Republic for 21 days - quite a commitment, but perhaps small when compared to the affordability… and the results. At the time of this article, the cost of the treatement, accomodations, and Craig and Marcela’s service totals about $6,600 + airfare or about $8,100 + airfare if an egg donor is needed.