My health insurance is great. But like most, it will not cover fertility treatments. (In fact, my gynecologist’s office had to do some “creative coding” to even get some of the preliminary bloodwork reimbursed.) My credit union credit card has a great rate, but monthly finance charges still stack up quick when your balance is $20,000+.
So what’s a girl to do?
After you’ve checked into financial assistance programs and scholarships I’ve already mentioned here, and talked to your clinic to see if they have any payment plans they can offer (mine didn’t), dig a little deeper into your benefits package …read more

One of my first posts here at Fertility Notes was on the Family Building Act of 2007, legislation which would require the 90% of private insurance companies that don’t currently cover fertility treatments to do so.
If you aren’t among the lucky customers of the other 10%, there are places you can go to apply for financial assistance with your fertility treatments. Several fertility clinics offer shared cycle programs which defray the costs of using donor eggs. If you are planning to use in vitro fertilization (IVF), the International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination, Inc (INCID) offers scholarships to those in …read more