Our IUI Expenses

DH and I took 1 step higher in our TTC journey which means having a more extensive work up for us to conceive. We had our first experience of the intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedure and below is the breakdown of the actual cost we should have incurred for the said procedure.

• Ovamit (3x a day for 5 days - P100.00 x 15)    - P1,500.00
• Ovamit (For DH - 1x a day for 31 days)           -    3,100.00 
• Decilone (1/2 tab a day for 6 days - P25.25 x 3)-        75.75 
• Premarin (2x a day for 20 days - P33.00 x 40) -   1,320.00 
• Duphaston (1x a day for 14 days - P58.25 x 14)-      815.50
• Puregon Shot (2 shots x P4,500.00)                    -   9,000.00
• Pregnyl Shot (2 shots x P1,600.00)                     -   3,200.00
• Check Ups (P600 x 2)                                               -    1,200.00
• TVS                                                                                  -    2,130.00
• IUI (inclusive of sperm washing & PF)              - 14,000.00 
• TOTAL                                                                          - P 36,341.25

The above total of P36,341.25 should have been our actual cost for the IUI procedure but our OB gave us 1 shot of puregon (P4,500.00) for free and a discounted shots of the pregnyl at P1,300.00 per shot (total of P2,600.00). Thus, our actual expenses for the IUI procedure, less the free puregon shot and discounted pregnyl shots, is P31,241.25. We saved P5,100.00 for our IUI procedure because of our OBs very kind and generous heart of helping her patients like us. She wanted really to help us conceive and she also understands what we are going through emotionally, physically, mentally and most of all financially because going through this TTC ordeal means a lot of time, effort and money to succeed. We will forever be grateful to our Father God for bringing us to our OB. Indeed, we are in good hands with her.

Despite a failed IUI, DH and I will forever be thankful also to our Father God (i) for giving us our parents who readily supported us financially, spiritually and mentally in our journey; (ii) for giving us our friends who may not understand what we are going through but still encourages us to go on; (iii) for my GT/TTC friends whom I do not know personally but is always there as my support group through our forums; and (iv) above all, to Father God, for leading us in our TTC journey and making all these possible. Thank you Father God for holding on us when we wanted to give up, for not letting us go, and for encouraging us to carry on our TTC journey.