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Typical Medical Industry Procedures |
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Procedure
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Success Rate
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Problems /
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Fertility drugs
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Gonadotropin injections cost
$2,000 - $5,000 /mo.
Clomiphene pills cost at least $50/mo.
(not including the cost of doctors' visits, ultrasounds of your ovaries, or follow-up procedures such as artificial insemination) |
20% - 60% (often with artificial insemination) |
Clomiphene can cause headaches, visual symptoms, hot flashes, cramping, bloating, and vaginal dryness.
Gonadotropins can cause soreness, bloating, and rashes. Both can increase your odds of having twins or more. |
Fertility drugs, such as clomiphene and gonadotropins, regulate your reproductive hormones and trigger the release of one or more of your eggs per ovulation cycle. Most women use them for three to six months before conceiving or trying a different kind of treatment |
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Surgery
endometriosis, scar tissue, tubes cleared
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$3,000 - $10,000. |
40% - 60% (endometriosis and scar tissue)
10% - 90%
(tubes cleared)
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After a laparoscopy you may feel temporary discomfort in your chest and shoulders from the carbon dioxide used during surgery. You may also feel soreness in your abdominal area for a few days. |
Surgery may help fix genetic defects or blocked fallopian tubes, or remove endometriosis, fibroids, or ovarian cysts. |
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Artificial Insemination
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$300 - $700 |
5% - 25% |
After the sperm is injected into your uterus, you may feel cramping for a day or so. Also, you may need to take fertility drugs before the procedure, which will raise your risk of having multiples and developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Plus, if you use your partner's sperm, he'll have to provide a sample on demand.
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During artificial insemination, a concentrated dose of sperm (from your partner or a donor) is injected into your uterus with a catheter. |
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In Vitro
Fertilization (IVF)
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$8,000 - $15,000. |
28% - 35% |
You may need to take fertility drugs before the procedure, which will raise your risk of having multiples and of developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Plus, if you use your partner's sperm, he'll have to provide a sample on demand.
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During in vitro fertilization (IVF), eggs removed from your ovaries are fertilized with sperm (from your partner or a donor) in a laboratory. The resulting embryos are placed in your uterus. |
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Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
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$8,000 - $15,000. |
25% - 30% |
This procedure has a longer recovery time than IVF. You may feel temporary discomfort in your chest and shoulders from the carbon dioxide used during surgery. Also, you may need to take fertility drugs before the procedure, which will raise your risk of having multiples and of developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Plus, if you use your partner's sperm, he'll have to provide a sample on demand.
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During gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), your eggs are mixed with sperm (from your partner or a donor) in a lab, and the mixture is surgically injected into your fallopian tubes so fertilization can occur naturally inside your body |
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Zygote IntraFallopian Transfer (ZIFT)
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$8,000 - $15,000 |
25% - 30% |
This procedure is similar to a cycle of GIFT, but you'll spend more time waiting on the lab. You may feel temporary discomfort in your chest and shoulders from the carbon dioxide used during surgery. Also, you may need to take fertility drugs before the procedure, which will raise your risk of having multiples and of developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Plus, if you use your partner's sperm, he'll have to provide a sample on demand.
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As with GIFT, your eggs and sperm are mixed together in a lab. But during zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT), your doctor makes sure your eggs are fertilized before surgically placing them in your fallopian tubes. |
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Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
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$10,000 - $17,000 |
~35% |
Your partner's sperm may need to be drawn from his testicle with a microscopic needle or surgical biopsy — but it's less painful than it sounds.
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During intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a single sperm is injected into a single egg and the resulting embryo is placed in your uterus. |
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Donor eggs and embryos
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$10,000 - $20,000
(including donor compensation) |
~43% |
You'll need to choose the donor of the egg (or embryo) — which can be a long process. Plus, you may feel a sense of loss at not having a baby with complete genetic ties.
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Using IVF techniques, an egg (or embryo) donated by another woman is mixed with your partner's sperm and implanted in your uterus. |
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Gestational
Carriers
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$15,000 - $50,000
(About $12,000 goes to the surrogate mother. The rest goes to legal fees set by lawyers and agencies.) |
Unavailable |
You may feel like you don't have control over the pregnancy — from what the carrier eats to how she handles stress. Carefully choose someone you can communicate with.
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Also known as surrogate mothers. A gestational carrier (or a surrogate mother) carries your embryo, or a donor's embryo, to term, and then signs away all her parental rights. |
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Summary |
High cost, invasive, uncomfortable
$15,000-$300,000 |
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Basha's - San Diego Natural Fertility Centers Procedure |
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Procedure |
Included
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Success Rate |
Problems / Side Effects |
Notes |
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Acupuncture
Treatments |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
Enhances circulation |
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Customized Chinese Herbal Formulas |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
Addresses any underlying health and disease problems |
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Customized Nutritional Supplements |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
Specifically designed based on your scientific test results |
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Medical Foods |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
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Lifestyle Management |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
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Customized Exercise Program |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
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Stress Management |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
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Customized Diet |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
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Blood Test - Functional Assessment |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
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Saliva Testing - State of the Art |
Yes
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see below
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None / Health |
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Summary |
A fraction of the cost of conventional medical treatments |
70% - All non-invasive procedures synergistically combine to create this VERY high success rate. |
Well... truth be told there may be two side effects:
1) You may have a natural pregnancy,
2) You and your baby may be much healthier. |
What's there not to like?
1) Low cost,
2) comfortable (no pain), <br / |
