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More couples go abroad for IVF treatments due to cost, age barriers.From: Dean Huffman . (dean@thehuffpeople.net)Tue Feb 19 15:38:10 2008
.. More couples go abroad for IVF treatments due to cost, age barriers. On the front page of its Personal Journal section, the Wall Street Journal (2/19, D1, Tesoriero) reports that "[a]s fertility-treatment costs soar -- and more women seek treatment at an older age -- a growing number of Americans are heading abroad to try to get pregnant." This process is facilitated by the Internet, which connects the women "with fertility clinics in diverse locales such as the Czech Republic, Israel, Canada, and Thailand." The "cost of in-vitro fertilization in many foreign countries is a fraction of that in the U.S., even after factoring in expenses for travel and accommodations." Furthermore, "some women say they have been able to get treatment abroad after having been turned away by a U.S. clinic because of their age." Still, the Journal points out that overseas IVF treatments can take as long as five weeks, and language may be a barrier, although "some of the travel firms also provide translation services." In addition, other countries' medical standards may not be comparable to the U.S., which means patients must "do due diligence" on their own.
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