One of the hardest things about being infertile is having to deal with the uncertainty of the reproductive cycle ! While all of life is uncertain, and biological systems can never offer mathematical precision, this uncertainty can make a life a living hell for many couples.

Infertile couples have to learn to cope with this uncertainty very early. Ovulation dates vary; as does the " fertile time" . Sperm counts fluctuate; and periods get cruelly delayed , creating false hopes which get dashed often, until infertile couples no longer dare to hope and dream.

To add insult to injury, even the outcome of infertility treatment is uncertain.  No matter how good our IVF technology, and how "perfectly " the IVF cycle progresses , we still cannot be sure of what will happen to an embryo once we transfer it into the uterus. This is what make the two week wait ( "2ww") so dreaded and hard to deal with.

The medical risk of undergoing IVF treatment in a good clinic is very low. The major risk is financial and emotional.  Many more patients would be willing to accept the financial risk, if they could reduce their emotional downside - if they could be assured they would get pregnant after investing all the time, money and energy an IVF cycle demands.

However, if outcomes are uncertain, how can we offer our patients a guarantee ?

While we still cannot guarantee everyone a baby, we do have a solution for some of these couples. We can offer them our special "Guaranteed Pregnancy " option, which guarantees peace of mind ! What does this involve ?

You pay the treatment fees for 4 cycles up front. ( This works out to US $ 12000 for 4 IVF cycles ; and US $ 14000 for 4 ICSI cycles. This is how much most US clinics charge for one cycle !)

If you get pregnant within these 4 cycles, we have earned the fee. ( A pregnancy is defined as one which crosses 12 weeks of gestation). In the event the attempts are unsuccessful, the entire fee is refunded. This means that you either get pregnant , or your money back ! This way you have peace of mind that you did your best at trying to achieve a pregnancy, so that when you are 60 years old and looking back at your life, you do not have any regrets !

We offer this option to women less than 35 years of age who have normal FSH levels.

This option reduces your stress levels, because you are prepared for the fact that it may take more than one IVF cycle to achieve a pregnancy, which is much more realistic. It also helps us to maximise your pregnancy rates, because we learn exactly how your body responds to the treatment.

It also allows you to make more efficient use of time because it improves the pace at which you proceed with treatment. If you pay cycle per cycle, you will have long debates as to when to do the next one. “Wait three months, lets try on our own again and if that doesn’t work, we’ll try another round.” Time is often critical in IVF treatment, and the shared risk option helps you to make the commitment to doing a reasonable number of cycles in a defined period of time.

Many of our patients find that the shared risk option decreases both their financial stress ( since the expenditure is capped); as well as their emotional stress ( since you don't need to get on the roller-coaster of single attempt IVF cycles which are done on an ad-hoc basis, and you already have a safety net in place).

How does this work from a financial point of view ? It just means that the patients who do get pregnant subsidise the treatment of those who don't ! Is it cost-effective ? Yes - a baby is priceless !

You can do these 4 IVF cycles when you please, over a period of 2 years.

This fee covers all your medical expenses, treatments, tests and procedures ! The only thing it does not cover is the cost of your medications, which is approximately US $ 800 per cycle.

We can offer such a program, because the success rates after IVF in our clinic are so high !