7 Questions to Ask an IVF Clinic Before You Pay a Consultation Fee
Most clinics do not publish their BMI or age limits. These seven questions get the answer by phone or email before you pay for a first visit. Print the list or compare what two clinics already publish below.
- Do you have a BMI limit for egg retrieval? What is the exact number, and is it measured at consultation or on the day of the procedure?
- Is the limit different for embryo transfer or IUI, which do not need sedation?
- Where are egg retrievals performed: your own procedure suite, an outpatient surgery center, or a hospital operating room? Does the answer change for higher BMI?
- Who provides the sedation (anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist), and do they set the BMI policy or does the clinic?
- Do you have a maximum age for IVF with my own eggs, and a separate one for donor eggs or embryo transfer?
- If I take a GLP-1 medicine (semaglutide, tirzepatide), what are your instructions before sedation?
- Can I have the self-pay price list and any refund-program eligibility rules in writing before I book a paid consultation?
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