or IN VITRO FERTILIZATION - low price - BEWARE OF THE CATCH!
When buying an inexpensive product with a beautiful label,
we often encounter hidden deception...
We tear the packaging open - take a bite and throw it away...
In the healthcare market in general and in reproductive medicine in particular, we often encounter a similar situation,
where at first glance everything seems fine - the doctors are smiling sweetly,
and the prices are attractive,
but....
We need to learn to ask ourselves questions and think independently, sometimes just to roughly estimate the cost price of the medical services we receive... The cost of medications... After all, a service cannot be cheaper than its cost price...
It’s also good to understand the price range of similar services in well-known foreign clinics.
Consider this: to bake good bread, quality ingredients are necessary...
What components are necessary to achieve a positive outcome in an IVF program?
1.
The experience of the reproductive doctor and embryologist is of utmost importance!
Good specialists,
and in Ukraine, all of them are well-known and visible,
inevitably require high salaries.
Sometimes newly established clinics indicate a certain overall medical experience of the specialist, including their training in the institute and internship.
This has nothing to do with specialization. It turns out that the doctor has been working as a reproduction specialist almost since childhood.
Get interested in the facts - how many children have already been born in this clinic.
2.
Medications for ovary stimulation.
One of the most important aspects.
They can come in various price ranges - the patient must understand what they are choosing and what they are paying for.
In essence, expired medications could be used,
плохо хранившиеся или неправильно подобранные - это уже опыт, мастерство и порядочность врача.
It is also necessary to use high-quality media for embryo incubation,
consumable materials (puncture needles and catheters for transfer).
All of these have European understandable prices - they cannot be lower.
3.
Properly chosen strategy and patient management protocols.
Unfortunately,
нередко проводятся циклы ЭКО при заведомо низкой ожидаемой результативности у возрастных пациенток после 40 лет, спекулируя на огромном желании потенциальных родителей иметь генетически своих детей...
При этом пациент должен четко понимать свои шансы - в этой возрастной категории он менее 5 процентов.
Клиника зарабатывает - пациент теряет время,
здоровье и деньги.
4.
Условия,
в которых проводится программа ЭКО - теоретически на это можно было бы закрыть глаза и можно было бы сэкономить.
But again...
psychological comfort,
safety,
calmness...
After all, the procedure protocol includes intravenous anesthesia administration and other risks,
associated with possible ovarian hyperstimulation,
bleeding during the puncture (egg retrieval),
which, with proper patient management, are minimized to zero.
In a number of countries, in connection with this, there are legislative restrictions,
allowing IVF to be performed only in the presence of an endoscopic operating room.
And another equally important point...
Is the continuity and proper interaction of embryologists,
reproductive specialists, and obstetricians-gynecologists preferably within one facility,
which bears responsibility for the final result.
Preserving and carrying to term an already established pregnancy is a crucial component of success.
Proper delivery,
and in the case of IVF, we always recommend a cesarean section,
Conducted in the interests of the child and ultimately the whole family, taking into account the already substantial emotional and financial investments. The child must be born guaranteed and without birth trauma!
Of course,
this is far from everything.
These are just some moments...
It must be understood that in vitro fertilization is a complex technological process with many components of success,
and although it has become almost routine,
it requires concentrated,
almost meticulous,
work from the entire staff!
