Reproduction becomes a (baby) booming industry

ASSISTED reproduction is a booming industry in this country, with nine clinics opening in the past 15 years.

Reproduction becomes a (baby) booming industry
Thu, 28 Jul, 2005 - 01:00
Claire O'Sullivan

Up to 4,000 couples have assisted reproduction treatments each year with most of those paying out thousands of euro to private clinics.

Average payments include €120 for an initial consultation, about €100 for each of the blood tests and then up to €8,000 for the most expensive treatments such as ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) with egg donation.

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