Private IVF in the UK commonly starts around £5,000 per cycle before add-ons and medication, and NHS-funded cycles depend heavily on where you live — with waiting times to match. At Human First, the medical treatment costs € 2,800 at a JCI-accredited hospital in Istanbul, four hours from London, with a team that has guided international couples for over twenty years.
Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul is JCI-accredited, with a modern IVF laboratory offering ICSI, the EmbryoScope, PGT-A and more, led by prof. dr. Cem Demirel — our partner since 2005.
The medical IVF/ICSI treatment costs € 2,800, including doctor's fees, ultrasounds, semen analysis, egg retrieval under light sedation, laboratory, assisted hatching and embryo transfer. Journey guidance is € 430, medication around € 900 – € 1,500, and we send you a quote on request for our extra care package: hotel, airport transfers and a ride to every appointment. Every treatment price is published on our pricing page — no hidden costs, no surprises at the end. Read the full cost comparison with the UK →
You start with a free intake: submit your medical file through our registration form, the medical team in Istanbul reviews it, and you receive a personal reply within 7 working days. Everyone you deal with speaks English.
With the 10-day option you start hormone stimulation at home and fly out on day 9 of the treatment; the team discusses in advance how to arrange the medication on your side. The full 18-day journey is available if you prefer to have everything done in Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines and others fly direct to Istanbul from London, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh — around four hours. UK citizens do not need a visa for short stays. Our driver meets you at the airport and all transfers are taken care of.
Turkish law allows fertility treatment only for married couples using their own eggs and sperm. Donor eggs, donor sperm and surrogacy are not available — if you need donor treatment, Turkey is not the right destination, and we will tell you so honestly.
For couples using their own gametes, that same law is a guarantee: there is no donor material anywhere in the system, your embryos remain yours alone, and your child is genetically and legally yours — with no complications under UK law, since you are the biological parents and the mother gives birth herself. Read more on our page about ethics, culture and the law.
All prices are in euros. You receive a secure Stripe payment link supporting your local payment methods; your bank applies the exchange rate on the payment date.
Throughout the journey you reach us directly via WhatsApp: within the hour during working hours, and in the evening and at weekends for anything urgent. For your stay we arrange an interpreter on site free of charge, and we remain reachable after you return home.
Submit your file free of obligation. The medical team in Istanbul reviews it and you hear from us within 7 working days.