Antagonist protocol

A common IVF stimulation protocol using GnRH antagonist medications to prevent premature ovulation. On ProcedureFinder, Antagonist protocol appears in the IVF Cycle cost guide. IVF has been clinically used since 1978 with extensive outcome data. A medical procedure in which eggs are retrieved from the ovaries, fertilized with sperm in a laboratory, and resulting embryos are transferred to the uterus.

IVF Cycle costs $12,000 to $25,000 per cycle nationally, with a median of $18,000 in ProcedureFinder's cash-pay benchmarks. A complete cycle of in-vitro fertilization including ovarian stimulation, egg retrieval, laboratory fertilization, and embryo transfer. A major price driver is medications: Stimulation medications are billed separately at most clinics.