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There are different components to assisted conception treatment and costs are associated with each of them.

These include:

• the first clinic attendance and follow-up visits

• investigations, including hormone tests and sperm analysis

• ultrasound or X-ray examinations

• the cost of drugs, which can be very expensive

• blood tests and ultrasound examination to check on the egg development

• recovery of the eggs

• the fertilization procedure used, such as IVF

• the need for egg or sperm donation

• storage of embryos