MicroSort hikes prices
If you're hoping to use MicroSort to conceive a son or a daughter, get ready for the sticker shock to get even worse. There's just been a significant price increase in the sperm sorting service.
Notes:
| Service |
March 2005 |
March 2006 |
Increase |
| MicroSort Sperm Sorting |
$2,995 |
$3,400 |
$405 |
| Extra sorted vial |
$651 |
$700 |
$49 |
| Patient Consultation (GIVF) |
$265 |
$300 |
$35 |
| Patient Consultation (Collaborator) |
$133 |
$300 |
$167 |
| IUI Procedure (1) |
$329 |
$365 |
$36 |
| Daily Monitoring for IUI (2) |
$392/day |
$475/day |
$83/day |
| Full Monitoring for IUI (3) |
$1,169 |
$1,650 |
$481 |
| Review Outside Monitoring for IUI (4) |
$496 |
$625 |
$128 |
- Fee for IUI procedure only, does not include sort or ovulation monitoring.
- If you choose to detect ovulation yourself using at-home ovulation prediction kits (OPKs), you can pay this fee for one day of testing to confirm ovulation.
- Fee for complete ovulation monitoring at GIVF
- Fee for GIVF to review the results of ovulation monitoring tests, and coordinate your cycle, with an outside doctor. You must still pay your doctor for the tests.