Frequently asked questions

A full journey in Istanbul takes around 18 days. If you start hormone stimulation at home, you fly out on day 9 and your stay is limited to about 10 days. For a PGT-M journey, allow around 20 days.

No. There is no waiting list, so you can start almost immediately — exactly when it suits you.

Yes. You receive a personal treatment plan and medication prescription in advance, so you can start hormone stimulation at home. You then travel to Istanbul on day 9 of the treatment and your stay is limited to about 10 days — ideal if you can't be away from work or family for long.

Exactly 36 hours after the dual trigger injection, the retrieval takes place at Acibadem Hospital under light sedation. The eggs are brought together with the sperm cells in the IVF laboratory straight away.

One or two embryos of the best quality are placed in the uterus. Transferring more embryos can be discussed with the doctor.

After the transfer you stay in Istanbul for one or more days: plenty of time to recover and enjoy the city a little longer. Once you are home, we stay in touch. About ten days after the transfer, your GP can arrange a blood test that measures your hCG level: the hormone that confirms a pregnancy. We discuss the result with you and keep supporting you up to week 12 of the pregnancy.

Besides IVF/ICSI, the clinic offers PGT-M, PGT-A (€ 350 per embryo), MESA/PESA/TESE and Micro-TESE (€ 2,000), Sperm Chip (€ 350), cryotransfer (€ 800), assisted hatching (included) and AOA (free). See the treatments page for the full overview.

The medical treatment costs € 2,800, including doctor's fees, ultrasounds, semen analysis, egg retrieval under light sedation, laboratory, assisted hatching and embryo transfer. In addition, you pay journey guidance (€ 430), medication (around € 900 – € 1,500 depending on your protocol). Travel and accommodation you arrange yourself, or we send you a quote on request for our extra care package: hotel, airport transfers and a ride to every appointment. If you choose the 10-day journey, add the ultrasound scans at home — ideally three, arranged and paid for locally.

No. All rates are fixed in advance and published on our pricing page. You know exactly what the journey costs beforehand.

An IVF/ICSI treatment through Human First costs € 2,800 including assisted hatching, compared to roughly € 3,600 – € 5,400 in Spain, € 2,500 – € 4,200 in Czechia and € 2,500 – € 3,600 in Northern Cyprus. On top of that, Human First arranges an interpreter on site and an extra care package with hotel and transfers including flight, hotel and transfers.

Yes. Turkish law only allows fertility treatment for couples who are legally married. You must be able to prove this on arrival.

Prof. Dr. Cem Demirel speaks good English, so your consultations with the doctor are in English. The nurses and the reception staff speak Turkish, not English. That is why we arrange an interpreter for you on site, free of charge — in English, or in another language if you prefer. They go with you to your appointments so nothing is lost in translation.

You stay at Antwell Suites, twelve minutes from Acibadem Hospital: a 54 m² suite with its own kitchen, a separate bedroom, an indoor pool and a wellness centre. Our driver takes care of all transfers between airport, hotel and clinic. If you have other wishes, we will prepare a personal quote for you.

Yes. A female doctor is available for examinations on request. Mention your preference when registering or tell us on the day — and it will be arranged.

Acibadem Hospital is a modern, JCI-accredited campus with its own IVF laboratory. Among other things, there is a prayer room, and the restaurants and hotels in the area cater to every dietary wish — halal is simply the norm in Turkey, and international cuisines are widely available too.

Good-quality embryos that are not transferred can remain stored at the hospital. You pay a yearly storage fee for this, directly to the hospital, for as long as the law permits storage. The embryos remain yours together and are only used with the consent of both partners.

You have one fixed point of contact and can reach us via WhatsApp throughout the journey, and for urgent matters also in the evenings and at weekends. Registration is free of obligation via the form on the contact page; your details are reviewed by the IVF team in Istanbul and you receive a personal reply within 7 working days.