The Laurence A. Jacobs M.D. Blog

 LOWER YOUR INFERTILITY COSTS  Part VII  discusses:

How to fight back and appeal insurance denials for fertility coverage

Infertility is a medically necessary and treatable condition

How to take advantage of various free clinical trials and studies. Go to www.FCIonline.com

Information on 'shared risk' ATTAIN program by Integramed.   Go to www.ATTAINFertility.com

LOWER YOUR INFERTILITY COSTS (Part VI)  discusses how to save money on medications, especially expensive 'injectibles'. 

Prices vary from pharmacy to pharmacy and can often be obtained for less online or through mail order. It pays to shop around, do your homework … look at Freedom Drug and look at Walgreen’s specialty pharmacy or Healy pharmacy.

Serono offers a ‘medication scholarship’ called Compassionate Care which gives away millions of dollars in free drugs. Serono’s phone number is 866-538-7879.    Ferring has a program called HEART (Helping Expand Access to Reproductive Therapy) program.   Ferring’s phone number is 888-337-7464.

Look for free clinical trials on our FCI website www.FCIonline.com

Following the initial visit with your RE, additional diagnostic testing may be needed, based on the level of investigation you have had previously. 

Depending on a woman’s age (and ovarian reserve), sperm function testing, a couple’s work schedule and time commitments, insurance, finances and risk tolerance, we can help most couples decide on the treatment options that may be best suited for them.

The article discusses reasons RE specialists may recommend IVF : 

How to lower your costs with IVF

Dealing with Insurance

Before you go to the Reproductive Endocrinologist, how do you choose the right doctor or clinic?

Beware how some Fertility clinics can create overly inflated statistics!!

The Internet: a wealth of information... Since anyone can post information on the internet …fact or fiction, be on the lookout for claims or cures that seem too good to be true. Listen to your intuition. Unsupervised ‘chat rooms’ can often be erroneous, dangerous and give out misinformation about treatments, REs and fertility programs.

Ideally your Ob/Gyn or PCP may be able to perform many of the ‘basic fertility tests’ and examine you and your partner for any underlying medical conditions that might be affecting your fertility. This may save considerable costs.

Pretreatment necessities ...required tests before you get started.

Laboratory costs and tests are discussed.

LOWER YOUR INFERTILITY COSTS (Part III) discusses:

Tips for trying on your own.

When should you see your Gynecologist for an infertility evaluation?

When should you see a Reproductive Endocrinologist?

• Age 38 or older or diminished ‘ovarian reserve’ at any age
• Documented tubal disease or a history of damage
• Pelvic disorders causing adhesions (scar tissue)
• Significant male factor problems or
• Unexplained (idiopathic) infertility
• Recurrent pregnancy losses (miscarriages)
• Donor egg, donor sperm or gestational surrogacy            

LOWER YOUR INFERTILITY COSTS       Part II    discusses low cost tips to help conceive when trying on your own. Lifestyle issues such as weight exercise and smoking are discussed.

Learn how to lower your infertility costs.  Work with your partner to develop a financial plan to work together on financial matters. Costs for the diagnostic fertility evaluation. Tratment options and their costs.