Fertility on a Budget

We unpack the major expenses of fertility treatment, discuss how to avoid unnecessary (and often costly) add-on options, give an overview of insurance coverage, finally we provide expert tips to help you save money & avoid overpaying for treatment.

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Experts you'll learn from

Dr. Caroline McCaffrey

Laboratory Director
NYU School of Medicine

Dr. Eric Forman

Medical & Laboratory Director
Columbia University Medical Center

Dr. Samuel dos Santos Ribeiro

Assistant Professor, University of Lisbon
Scientific Coordinator, IVIRMA Lisbon

Dr. Nalini Kaul (Mahajan)

Director, Mother & Child Hospital
Scientific Director, Ferticity Fertility Clinics

Dr. Jorge Chavarro

Associate Professor
Harvard School of Public Health

Dr. Christian M. Becker

Associate Professor, Oxford University
Co-Director, Oxford BSGE Endometriosis Centre

Dr. Zev Williams

Division Chief
Columbia University

Dr. Daniel Kaser

Director, Third Party & LBGTQ
RMA of Northern California

Dr. Viji Sundaram

Reproductive Fertility Specialist
Kaiser Permanente Centers for Reproductive Health

Dr. Promise Segofah

Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Ghana Medical School
Consultant OBGYN & Fertility Specialist
SHAPE Healthcare Specialist Medical Center, Accra

Alexa von Tobel

CFP & Managing Partner
Inspired Capital

Alexis Adler

Embryologist
Extend Fertility

Dr. Angela Aguilar, MD, MBS (Health)

Professor 3, University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital
Past President, Philippine Society for Reproductive Medicine

Michelle Peate, PhD

Program Leader, Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research Unit
University of Melbourne

Dr. Erkut Attar, MD

Head of the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Yeditepe University

MUDr. Štěpán Machač

Vedoucí lékař skupiny FutureLife
Předseda výboru sekce asistované reprodukce ČGPS

Dr. Stepan Machac

Chief Medical Officer, FutureLife International
Chairman, Czech IVF Society

Dr. Basil Tarlatzis

Professor Emeritus
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dr. Willem Ombelet

Founder, Genk Institute for Fertility Technology
Past President, Belgian Society of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Dr. Lubna Pal

Section Chief
Yale School of Medicine

Audrey Gaskins

Instructor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Dr. Ruben Alvero

Division Director, REI
Stanford University Medical Center

Dr. Heather Huddleston

Director
University of California San Francisco

Dr. Jamie Grifo

Medical Director
NYU School of Medicine

Amanda Garcia

Financial Coordinator
Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine NY

Dr. Owen Davis

Former President, ASRM
Associate Director, REI
Weill Cornell Medical Center

Dr. William Schoolcraft

Founder & Medical Director
CCRM Colorado

Dr. Irene Su, MD

Director, Reproductive Survivorship Program
University of California San Diego Health

What you'll learn

In this course we discuss the major expenses of fertility treatment and provide guidance on navigating the process without overpaying. We share an overview of insurance coverage and provide expert tips to help you save money on expensive fertility treatments - even without insurance coverage.

Course Syllabus6 Lessons1h 57m

  1. Lesson 1 (15 min)
    Where to Get Treated
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Introduction
    2. Country-to-Country
    3. Region-To-Region Within the United States
    4. Clinic-to-Clinic Within the United States
  2. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Adjusting Diet & Lifestyle
    2. IUI vs IVF
    3. Evaluating Treatment Add-Ons
    4. IVF Using ICSI
    5. IVF Using PGT-A
    6. Endometrial Receptivity Testing in IVF
    7. Donor Egg & Other Third Party Approaches
    8. Fertility Treatment Drugs
    9. Egg or Embryo Storage
  3. Lesson 3 (10 min)
    Insurance 101
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Basics on Coverage
    2. Basics on HSAs & FSAs
    3. Questions to Ask Your Health Plan Administrator
  4. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Costs Accrued Even With Insurance
    2. Timing of Treatment Is a Variable
    3. How Paying Out of Pocket Can Save Money
    4. Understanding Clinic Fees
  5. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Packages & Bundle Programs
    2. Questions to Ask When Considering Bundles & Packages
  6. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Loans
    2. Credit Cards
    3. Grants
    4. Money-Saving Pro-tips

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