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koreahospital · Joined: 30 Sep 2007

we are ttc and concerned about infertility treatment in south korea. I am on second round of clomid(ovulation inducer). We have korea national insurance. Does it covers infertility treatment.
Anyone has any experiences please share.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

What is ttc?

Miles Rationis · Joined: 08 May 2007 Location: Just Say No To Korea!

Ut videam · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

KumaraKitty · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Location: Bucheon

Our hospital has Infertility treatments I believe. It lists them on their website. It's located in Bucheon. Our doctor speaks excellent English as well.

http://www.samsungmirae.com

fusionbarnone · Joined: 31 May 2004

Your insurance will cover a huge part of your infertility treatment in the ROK and is one of those "secrets" that Koreans don't want foreigners to know. This is one of those occasions where you will really get your "moneys worth" out of Korea. Play your med. card to the hilt and don't tell your employer as it's none of their biz.

This is also well known by wives in the US military who want to conceive.

Even, birthing is cheaper(2k in Korea) compared to 12k for normal birth/15k for c-section in the US not including final trimester drugs.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

fusionbarnone · Joined: 31 May 2004

Nope! That's the sum I got off a female friend so I assumed it was correct for Korea. Considering the price of baby production in the states, I wasn't about to quiz her(in hindsight should have).

The costs in the US however are spot-on. I'm still cringing at the bill.

Korea rocks when it comes to babies.

smurfetta · Joined: 03 Oct 2007

Here's a quote from Seoul National University hospital:

Natural Birth = 500,000 won (includes 2 nights stay)

C-section = 1,000,000 won (I can't remember how many nights stay0

Room charge for extra days= 300,000 - 900,000 per night

Plus, they told me that there would be additional charges if there were complications.

Maybe your friend had to stay longer in hospital and/or had some complications.

Back on topic:

I know that Ewha women's hospital in Cheonan has an infertility specialist.
I'm guessing that most women's hospitals in Korea will have someone on staff who specializes in this area.

koreahospital · Joined: 30 Sep 2007

Hi all thanks for your information and experiences. Does anyone know whether there is a inferility specialist in bundang hospital or any hospital near bundang , yongin or gwagju

Ut videam · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

As I mentioned before, CHA Hospitals are widely renowned for their fertility services. One of them is located in Bundang. Here's the direct link to their fertility services homepage (in Korean, alas): http://www.chaimc.co.kr/

Their international clinic is at their Kangnam hospital. Infertility is one of the specialty departments they list on their webpage. http://kangnam.chamc.co.kr/ic/default.asp

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

nicholas_chiasson · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Location: Samcheok

I guess since nobody gets married under 30 and the men all have syphillis they need fertility clinics.

dr. love · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

Infertility treatment is covered by national health insurance, but you need to meet certain requirements before it can be approved. The requirements generally deal with the age of the couple and the length of time you have been trying to conceive. The specialist will be able to access if you meet these requirements.

The hospital where I work does have fertility treatments available, but I would recommend visiting some of the other speciality clinics mentioned above for treatment.

Best of Luck.