IVF in Thailand Your guide to cost, top specialists & hospitals

Our partner clinics include some of the highest-volume fertility centres in Southeast Asia. They operate dedicated embryology laboratories with clean-room standards, time-lapse incubators, and vitrification equipment that matches anything you would find in London or New York. These are not general hospitals with a fertility department attached. They are purpose-built reproductive medicine centres that handle IVF as their primary focus.

The fertility specialists at our partner clinics are board-certified reproductive endocrinologists trained in Thailand and internationally. Many completed fellowships at major US, European, or Australian centres before returning to Thailand, where the clinical volume is substantially higher. That combination of international training and high-volume practice is a significant part of why Thai outcomes hold up against global benchmarks.

Ask for published success rates broken down by age group. Any reputable clinic will share these openly. Check whether the embryology lab uses time-lapse monitoring and has strong blastocyst culture rates. Confirm the clinic follows single embryo transfer as default policy for appropriate patients. Read reviews on independent platforms, not the clinic website. And pay attention to how the team communicates during your initial enquiry. If they promise unrealistic outcomes or rush you, look elsewhere.

Success rates vary significantly by age. For women under 35 using their own eggs, leading Thai clinics report clinical pregnancy rates of 40–55% per embryo transfer. At ages 35–39, rates are typically 30–40%. Over 40, rates decline more sharply, to 15–25% with own eggs, though donor egg cycles maintain high success regardless of recipient age. These figures are per transfer, not per cycle started, which is an important distinction.

Age is the single biggest factor because egg quality declines with time.^3,4 This is biology, not something a clinic can override. Ovarian reserve (measured by AMH and antral follicle count) determines how many eggs can be collected per cycle. Embryo quality, assessed by the embryology team during culture, predicts implantation potential. Uterine factors (polyps, fibroids, or a thin endometrial lining) can also affect whether a good embryo implants successfully.

Our partner hospital quotes IVF as two priced routes rather than a range. Package A is ฿335,000 for a full cycle ending in a fresh embryo transfer, and Package B is ฿456,000 for the same cycle with the embryos screened and frozen first, then transferred later from thaw. The gap between the two is the ฿96,000 for screening and freezing two embryos and the ฿83,000 thaw transfer that replaces the ฿58,000 fresh one. These prices are valid to 31 December 2026 and are one hospital's figures rather than what IVF costs across Thailand.

The cycle is itemised in stages, which makes it easy to see where the money goes. Ovarian stimulation is ฿138,000 and covers the stimulation phase and its monitoring. Egg retrieval is ฿139,000 and covers the collection under sedation and the laboratory work that follows it. A fresh embryo transfer is ฿58,000. If you are screening embryos instead, the genetic testing and freezing of two embryos is ฿96,000 and the later thaw transfer is ฿83,000. Adding the stages together is what produces the two package totals.

The main decision is whether embryos are transferred fresh or screened, frozen and transferred later, which is the ฿121,000 difference between the two packages. Beyond that, stimulation medication is dosed to how your ovaries respond, so it varies between patients and is worth confirming line by line in your own quote. Storage of frozen embryos in later years is charged separately, as is a further transfer if the first does not work. Different hospitals and clinics price all of this differently, so compare on the whole treatment plan rather than a headline cycle figure.

Be careful with the saving here, because it is smaller than the usual medical tourism arithmetic suggests. Package A works out at roughly $9,900. Equivalent private cycles run $11,300–$20,300 in the US, £9,000–£15,800 in the UK and A$9,900–A$18,000 in Australia, each quoted in its own currency, so convert before you compare. Package B, at roughly $13,400, sits inside the US range rather than below it. The saving is real against the upper end of Western pricing and thin against the lower end, so if cost is the deciding factor, get quotes in both places on the same treatment plan before you commit to travelling. What travelling reliably buys is availability rather than a large discount, since our partner clinics use the same stimulation protocols, laboratory technology and quality control systems as the centres you would find at home.

For some couples, a gentler step makes sense before a full IVF cycle. Ovulation induction with tablets or low-dose injections, sometimes paired with intrauterine insemination (IUI), stimulates the ovaries and places prepared sperm directly into the uterus around ovulation. Timed natural cycles work along similar lines. These approaches are simpler, cheaper, and avoid egg retrieval altogether, so they are often tried first for unexplained infertility, mild male-factor issues, or ovulation problems where the fallopian tubes are healthy.

The honest limit is that success rates per attempt are much lower than IVF, and they fall further with age and with more complex diagnoses. IUI cannot work with blocked or damaged tubes, severe male-factor infertility, or where eggs and sperm need to meet in the lab, and it offers no embryo selection or genetic screening. Most specialists suggest a limited number of cycles before moving on, since repeating a low-odds treatment can simply delay the step that was always going to be needed.

IVF is the right route when the tubes are blocked, when sperm parameters are low enough to need ICSI, when IUI has already failed, or when embryo screening or donor eggs and sperm are part of the plan. It gives the embryologist eggs to work with, allows the strongest embryo to be selected, and offers a far higher chance per cycle, which is what the rest of this page covers.

Most patients can fly home two to three days after embryo transfer. There is no evidence that flying affects implantation, and cabin pressure at cruising altitude is safe. Some patients prefer to stay in Thailand until their pregnancy test at day 10–12 post-transfer, but this is a personal choice rather than a medical requirement. Mild bloating from stimulation medication usually resolves within a few days of retrieval.

After embryo transfer, there is a 10–12 day waiting period before a blood pregnancy test. During this time, you can resume gentle daily activities such as walking, reading, and light sightseeing. Bed rest is not recommended and does not improve outcomes. Continue any prescribed progesterone support medication as directed. Your coordinator will stay in contact throughout this period for questions or reassurance.

A blood test measuring beta-hCG hormone levels is taken 10–12 days after embryo transfer. This is the definitive test, as home urine tests can give misleading results at this stage. If positive, an early pregnancy ultrasound is arranged at six to seven weeks to confirm a viable heartbeat. If the result is negative, a detailed cycle review is conducted to determine what adjustments might improve the next attempt.

IVF is mostly a treatment you go through wide awake. The daily stimulation injections, the monitoring scans, and the embryo transfer itself need no anaesthesia at all; the transfer feels much like a smear test and is over in about ten minutes. The one step that does is egg retrieval, which is carried out under light sedation so you are relaxed, drowsy, and feel nothing while the eggs are collected.

For that retrieval, an anaesthetist gives the sedation through a vein and stays with you throughout, monitoring you the whole time. You are not put fully under as you would be for major surgery, so you wake quickly and rest at the clinic for a couple of hours before returning to your hotel the same day. If sperm is being retrieved surgically, that minor procedure is also done under light sedation.

Before the retrieval you have a brief pre-procedure check, including a review of any medications and your fasting from the night before. You will feel nothing during the collection itself, and afterwards most patients have only mild cramping and bloating for a day or two, settled easily with simple pain relief.

Yes. Thailand's leading fertility clinics hold accreditation from the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and operate under the 2015 Assisted Reproductive Technology Act. Several partner clinics hold JCI international accreditation. Published success rates from these clinics are comparable to figures reported by HFEA-regulated clinics in the UK and SART-member clinics in the US. The safety infrastructure (laboratory quality control, infection protocols, OHSS management) meets the same benchmarks.

Choose a clinic with demonstrated volume and published outcomes rather than the cheapest option available. Confirm that your specialist is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, not a general gynaecologist offering IVF as a sideline. Single embryo transfer is the standard recommendation for most patients under 40, and it virtually eliminates the risk of twins while maintaining strong success rates with a good-quality blastocyst. Make sure the clinic has a clear OHSS management protocol and access to hospital-level care if needed.

Not every IVF cycle results in a pregnancy. If you have surplus frozen embryos, a subsequent frozen embryo transfer is significantly cheaper and less physically demanding than repeating a full stimulation cycle. If the cycle failed to produce good embryos, a detailed review examines what happened at each stage (ovarian response, egg maturity, fertilisation, embryo development) and the protocol is adjusted accordingly. Some patients benefit from changing the stimulation drug, adjusting the timing, or adding interventions like PGT-A screening.

Plan for a minimum of two to three weeks. The first 10–12 days cover ovarian stimulation and monitoring. Egg retrieval happens around day 12–14. Embryo culture and optional genetic testing take three to five days. Embryo transfer follows, and most patients can fly home two to three days later. If you are doing a freeze-all cycle for PGT-A testing, the initial stay is around two weeks, with a shorter return visit for the frozen embryo transfer.

Your care coordinator handles scheduling, hospital logistics, and communication with the clinical team throughout. The treatment quote covers specialist consultations, stimulation monitoring, egg retrieval, embryo culture, and embryo transfer. Stimulation medications are usually quoted separately because the dose varies by patient. Flights and accommodation are arranged independently, though your coordinator can recommend hotels near the clinic and help with bookings.

Bangkok is the practical choice for IVF. You need to be close to the clinic for monitoring appointments every two to three days during stimulation, and proximity matters if any issue arises. Between appointments, most patients explore the city, eat well, and rest. The recovery period after egg retrieval is short, with one to two days of mild discomfort at most. After embryo transfer, gentle activity is fine and encouraged.