The Price of Parenthood: In Vitro Fertilization and the Future of Parenthood

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

NerdWallet Personal Finance

Business, Education, Investing, How To

4.2 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In vitro Fertilization — or IVF — is an effective way to become pregnant. But is it only for the wealthy? In this final episode of our Nerdy Deep Dive into the price of parenthood, Sean and Ronita explore IVF and hear from a mother who went through the process. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	So you want to have a baby, but it's not happening for you in the traditional way.
0:35.5	You have options, but hopefully you also have insurance, especially
0:39.3	if you're going for IVF. I knew I had three chances where I would only be paying a co-pay,
0:45.3	and I had in-network coverage, so I had to find, you know, I couldn't just like pick the doctor
0:51.4	that was available or nicest, or that I felt most comfortable with.
0:55.1	It had to be someone on my insurance because otherwise it's like $35,000 if you pay out
1:00.7	a pocket for one round.
1:18.5	Okay. Welcome to Nerd Wallet's Smart Money podcast. I'm Sean Piles.
1:20.4	And I'm Roanita Chodhary Wade.
1:25.0	We're on to the final episode of our nerdy deep dive into the cost of parenthood.
1:29.5	We've explored adoption and egg freezing, and today we go full implantation. You got that right, Sean. We are bringing at home with in vitro fertilization or IVF.
1:36.3	All right. How common is IVF in this country? So according to the most recent numbers from the
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