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In Austria, in vitro fertilization for eligible heterosexual and lesbian couples is funded by the Austrian IVF Fund.
Should you be a couple in need of in vitro fertilization, our team will check your eligibility for financial assistance through IVF funds. If you are eligible, i.e. meet the criteria of the IVF Fund, we will cover the administrative burden of registering with the IVF Fund. This allows you to concentrate fully on your treatment cycle.
What is the IVF Fund?
IVF-Fonds is an Austrian federal institution that offers financial support to couples who need in vitro fertilization to fulfill their desire to have children.
What costs does the IVF fund cover?
IVF Fund covers 70% of the costs for a maximum of 4 treatment cycles (including medication required for them) per couple and per pregnancy achieved. Thirty percent of the cost remains with the couple and must be paid before the embryo transfer.
Pregnancy is defined in the IVF Fund Act as the heartbeat of the fetus as determined by an ultrasound examination, or as a clearly proven ectopic pregnancy.
What costs are not covered by the IVF fund?
The following services are not funded:
- Initial consultation
- Intrauterine Insemination
- Medical and/or laboratory procedures in addition to traditional IVF treatment
- General anesthesia
- Sperm cell aspiration (PESA, TESA)
- Provision of donor sperm or donated eggs
- All tests required by law as part of a procedure involving donated sperm or eggs
Please note: TheIVF Fund does not provide financial support if a patient is voluntarily sterilized!
Who is eligible for support from the IVF Fund?
- Heterosexual or lesbian couples who are married or have an officially registered partnership or cohabitation.
- Couples in which the biological mother is under 40 years of age and the man or other partner is under 50 years of age .
- Couples in which both partners or spouses have valid Austrian health insurance
- Both partners have Austrian or EU citizenship or have a valid Austrian residence permit
- Couples with at least one of the following medical indications:
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- Non-functional fallopian tubes
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- Endometriosis
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- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
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- Male infertility
What obligations do patients have towards IVF funds?
You must officially report the result of your pregnancy within three months (from the date of the pregnancy result).
In case you do not submit this information to the IVF fund, you will have to repay the grant in full!
http://www.ivf-gesellschaft.at/index.php?id=107
