FEES AND PAYMENTS

Gift ov life is not registered for VAT and as such we are not entitled to charge the 14% South African VAT.

Gift ov life Management Fee * – paid to Gift ov life: ZAR 15 000
Includes our online Donor Database, non-medical pre-screening of donor. Contract execution and co-ordination and file record keeping. Co-ordination of donor initial medical screening with clinic. Donor travel co-ordination when required. Ongoing support for the donor throughout her medical treatment. Facilitation and co-ordination of the ongoing donor, clinic and recipient communication. Recipient support, travel plans and meeting as and when required.

This once off fee is payable to secure the right to use a specific chosen donor for egg donation. Once the payment is received the donor is released to the clinic of your choice. In the unlikely event that the donor is found by the clinic to be unsuitable for egg donation, Gift ov life provide you with an alternative donor of your choice or a full refund.

*Please note that if a chosen donor is required to travel from one region to another in order to receive treatment at your clinic of choice, an additional  ZAR 1 000  is payable to Gift ov life in addition to your payment of her associated travel costs.

Medical Procedure* – paid to the medical clinic: Estimated ZAR 25 000 to ZAR R45 000
Includes work up of the donor, medication for donor, donors blood tests, egg retrieval in theatre, theatre costs, doctors fees, anaesthetist costs, basic IVF laboratory fee, embryo transfer, scans, recipients medication and consultations. Each clinic can provide you with an upfront quote based on your specific requirements.
Additional fees could include: embryo freezing and storage, sperm freezing and transport, sex selection, genetic testing and other non-routine procedures.

*Please be aware that medical fees differ from one clinic to the next and this is a guideline of costs only. We are not associated with any one clinic in particular and will work with the clinic of your choice.

Donor Compensation – paid to the medical clinic: ZAR 5 000 to ZAR 6 000
The legislated amount compensated to donors is between ZAR 5 000 and ZAR 6 000. Donation in Johannesburg and Durban attracts a ZAR 6 000 payment to the donor and in Cape Town a ZAR 5 000 compensation. This amount, which donors receive as reward for their egg donation gift including their time, effort and discomfort. It is left by the recipient, in cash, with the clinic who hand it to the donor on the day of and after the egg retrieval.

Fertility Treatment Finance

A joint venture between Gift ov life and First Health Finance

The cost of infertility as been well documented. Infertility is not only devastating emotionally but the associated costs of securring an egg donor and IVF treatments can be financially crippling.

Gift ov life has partnered with First Health Finance in an effort to assist more individuals in seeking the gift ov life.

For the first time in South Africa, First Health Finance (FHF) offers payment plans for fertility treatment, including Gift ov life’s Egg Donor Match & Management fee as well as other medical procedures not covered by medical aids.

The process is quick and easy, and allows you to apply online at www.fhf.co.za with the following benefits:

·         No down payment required

·         Flexible and affordable monthly payments

·         Payment is made by FHF directly to your doctor

·         Confidentiality is assured

·         FHF is registered with the National Credit Regulator

 Visit www.fhf.co.za, apply online and ascertain whether you qualify for finance.

 Partnering for Fertility

**Please note that international money transfers attract a currency conversion bank handling fee and transfer duties.

We regret that Gift ov life does not accept credit cards.