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I paid $36,839 for infertility treatments all out of pocket

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I paid $36,839 for infertility treatments all out of pocket

I knew raising kids was going to be expensive. The bottles, the crib, the diapers, the clothes, the care… those are known expenses that are going to add up. But when you add the caveats of “single household earner” and “woman with fertility issues,” suddenly your costs expand exponentially. The transvaginal ultrasounds, the hormone injections, the (seemingly endless) doctor’s visits, the egg retrievals, the embryo transfers, the purchases and shipments of donor sperm… well, that’s just more and more dollar signs. For me, the whole process to become pregnant cost $36,839. I wish I could tell you that thanks to...

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