There is no single best country, but there is a best country for your situation, and it is decided by law before medicine. Start with four questions: are you eligible at your age, do you need donor eggs and do you want the donor anonymous or identifiable, are you treated as a single woman or a same-sex couple, and what can you afford including travel.
Where patients go: in Fertility Clinics Abroad’s enquiry data, Spain receives about 40% of requests, Greece 21%, the Czech Republic 20% and North Cyprus 9%. In IVF Media’s survey of 1,189 patients considering treatment abroad, Spain was shortlisted by 60%, Greece by 34% and the Czech Republic by 30%. Why: Spain, Greece and the Czech Republic use anonymous donors with no waiting lists, Greece treats women up to 54 by law and North Cyprus is the most flexible on age and eligibility, while Portugal and Denmark suit patients who want an identifiable donor.
Best countries for IVF treatment compares ten destinations on law, age limits, success rates and cost, with sections for IVF after 40, after 50, low AMH and repeated failure. IVF age limits by country has the legal and clinic limits in one table. Once you have a country, watch the filmed clinic visits at Behind IVF Clinic Doors before choosing a clinic.
Disclosure: I am Chief Marketing Officer of IVF Media, which publishes Fertility Clinics Abroad and Egg Donation Friends.
