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    IVF / IUI in Hong Kong

    Hi guys, I wanted to see if there were any recommendations for hospitals and doctors recently. We are considering IUI 1st and then IVF if unsuccessful after a few tries.
    I did do a search but only found threads from over 5 years ago on here and geobaby. Tks a lot


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    Bump, tks in advance


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    Ack, just read you tried GeoBaby, was recommending you try there...

    So, delete...

    Best of luck in your search...

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    Taiwan has a famous IVF hospital
    higher successful rate with lower price .

    https://ivf.ivftaiwan.com/

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    Did IUI and IVF during 2018/2019. Here's our experience:

    1. There are lots of infertility factors which a gyno may not necessarily want to test for on day 1. We wasted nearly a year doing IUIs where we should've head straight to an IVF specialist for tests to understand root cause(s).

    2. IVF is expensive in HK and cheaper in Taiwan as others pointed out. Visited a well known Taiwan IVF clinic (as a backup option) and it was packed (many are from HK) where price is approx. half however waiting time was around double. Also don't forget the costs for store the embryos.

    3. If you want to choose gender or donate eggs then need to try other jurisdictions (e.g. Thailand). Also be mindful of local regulation on ownership in the event of separation.

    4. You don't need to use the IVF doc as your obs. We used the same doctor who was good but again not cheap.

    In short - our recommendation is to go straight to an IVF specialist and do the tests and fully understand the root cause(s), then assess if IUI is worthwhile (both time and money), or should go straight to IVF.

    If money is not issue and you'd like to do in HK, PM me and will share with you my IVF doc detail. Else if you'd like to do in Taiwan I can also recommend you the clinic we visited.


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    Had friends go through this in the US in the late 80s and agree with the need for thorough testing. She had zero issues and husband had normal sperm counts but they were not swimmers...a bit lazy. IVF twice and two children. Don't think IUI would have done the trick for them so the tests were worth it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by austrider:
    Did IUI and IVF during 2018/2019. Here's our experience:

    1. There are lots of infertility factors which a gyno may not necessarily want to test for on day 1. We wasted nearly a year doing IUIs where we should've head straight to an IVF specialist for tests to understand root cause(s).

    2. IVF is expensive in HK and cheaper in Taiwan as others pointed out. Visited a well known Taiwan IVF clinic (as a backup option) and it was packed (many are from HK) where price is approx. half however waiting time was around double. Also don't forget the costs for store the embryos.

    3. If you want to choose gender or donate eggs then need to try other jurisdictions (e.g. Thailand). Also be mindful of local regulation on ownership in the event of separation.

    4. You don't need to use the IVF doc as your obs. We used the same doctor who was good but again not cheap.

    In short - our recommendation is to go straight to an IVF specialist and do the tests and fully understand the root cause(s), then assess if IUI is worthwhile (both time and money), or should go straight to IVF.

    If money is not issue and you'd like to do in HK, PM me and will share with you my IVF doc detail. Else if you'd like to do in Taiwan I can also recommend you the clinic we visited.
    Thanks a lot for your help!

    Can I ask how long would one need to stay in Taiwan for the treatment? This might be the main limiting factor

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    Here's a friend's IVF journey. She wasn't successful here and went to Bangkok

    https://lovehopejabsandprobes.wordpress.com/

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    Popular fertility Drs in HK include:

    Dr Doo at the Women's Clinic. Friend had twins with him 10 years ago.
    Dr Alice Yuen at the same clinic

    Dr Philip Ho


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    You can ask the hospital in Taiwan via email.


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