military- infertility treatments

[Guest guest]

does anyone know if tricare covers insemination for infertility?

according to my doc thats the next step if the clomid fails again....

apryl

[Guest guest]

I was told they did not cover it, but that was about 4-5 years ago.

I'm sure if you call Tricare, they will help you out.

[Guest guest]

My inseminations didn't cost nearly as much as I thought they would. I

was thinking in the thousands of dollars, but not quite as expensive

as in vitro.

The actual sperm washing and insemination process was only $135 and it

produced 6# 9 oz results!!!! (take a look at my beautiful profile

picture!!!)

Of course, I had to pay for fertility drugs that were around $80, lab

work to check hormone levels and an US to check follice size that was

$75. All in all, well worth it! THey even let me set up payments for it!

<---happy her insemination worked!! lol

[Guest guest]

well thanks alot I am glad it worked for you, my insurance pays for the meds

and u/s's it is just up in the air if they pay for the inseminations, they pay

for the invitro if i go to a military hospital (no thanks) but maybe they

will pay for the inseminations if i go to them, the poor girl who answered the

phone didnt know a hole lot. did yours work the first try? apryl

[Guest guest]

Apryl.... I can tell you from experience that unless you have it done at a

Military hospital they DO NOT cover them at all!! NO IUI< IVF, nothing.... we

have spent thousands of dollars, and not gotten PG, so we have given up, but I

tried every way of working with them, and they feel that it is ELECTIVE so

they won't cover it for civilians docs at all... I hope that helps you some.

MS

[Guest guest]

yes thanks, and I am sorry you have had to go thru all that you have.I will

just pay for the iui if it comes to that but I wont hock my house for ivf I

already have 3 little monkey's and I would just chalk it up to it isn't meant to

be. military healthcare is my least favorite thing about the military. I hope

by some chance things turn around for you.

my best apryl