Fer­ti­lity cen­ters in Co­logne

At our fer­ti­lity cen­ters in Co­logne, the to­pics of fa­mily plan­ning and the de­sire to have children are co­vered ex­ten­si­vely.

We at Fer­tilly are at your side from start to fi­nish. Tog­e­ther we will find the best tre­at­ment for you and the best fer­ti­lity center. It is espe­cially im­portant to us to create trans­pa­rency and to pro­vide easy ac­cess to the sen­si­tive topic of as­sisted re­pro­duc­tion.

In the case of an unful­filled de­sire to have children de­s­pite un­pro­tected se­xual in­ter­course, there are va­rious pos­si­bi­li­ties. The extent to which me­dical help is given de­pends on the pre­vious dia­gnosis. De­pen­ding on the cause, va­rious the­ra­peutic mea­sures of as­sisted re­pro­duc­tion are avail­able:

In­se­mi­na­tion (IUI) of­fers one pos­sible ap­proach. Sperm pre­pared in the la­bo­ra­tory are in­tro­duced di­rectly into the uterus, cervix or fallo­pian tube of the woman. The sperm cells then have to find their way to the fer­ti­liz­able egg on their own. Al­ter­na­tively, sperm and egg can be brought tog­e­ther in a nut­rient so­lu­tion in a jar du­ring in vitro fer­ti­liz­a­tion (IVF). If fer­ti­liz­a­tion is suc­cessful, the now up to three fer­ti­lized eggs are im­planted into the patient’s uterus.

If the sperm qua­lity is dia­gnosed as too low, an in­tra­cy­to­plasmic sperm in­jec­tion (ICSI) is a pro­mi­sing ap­proach. In this pro­ce­dure, sperm cells ob­tained by eja­cu­la­tion or sur­gi­cally from the testis or epididymis are in­jected di­rectly into the fe­male egg.  As a rule, in the pre­sented me­thods IVF and ICSI, a hor­monal drug tre­at­ment of the woman is car­ried out be­fo­re­hand in order to de­ter­mine the exact time window of ovu­la­tion.

If the sperm qua­lity of the man is not suf­fi­cient, a sperm do­na­tion can help (he­te­ro­lo­gous in­se­mi­na­tion). Sperm banks are a won­derful way for single women and les­bian cou­ples to ful­fill their de­sire to have a child.

Which sperm bank is right for you can be an­s­wered in­di­vi­du­ally in con­sul­ta­tion with your fer­ti­lity clinic or di­rectly here at Fer­tilly. Talk to us!

In the case of as­sisted re­pro­duc­tion, there is the op­tion of ap­p­lying for state aid. The Fe­deral Mi­nistry for Fa­mi­lies, Se­nior Ci­ti­zens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) sup­ports child­less people in ful­fil­ling their wish to have their own child. The fe­deral in­itia­tive “Hilfe und Un­ter­stüt­zung bei un­ge­wollter Kin­der­lo­sig­keit” (Help and Sup­port for In­vol­un­tary Child­less­ness) is also spe­ci­fi­cally de­di­cated to fun­ding. However, the extent to which the costs of tre­at­ment are reim­bursed de­pends on the re­spec­tive fe­deral state. In ge­neral, up to 25 per­cent of the co-pay­ment for mar­ried cou­ples and up to 12.5 per­cent of the co-pay­ment for non-ma­r­ital part­ners­hips can be co­vered for the first three at­tempts. This re­fers to the copay after bil­ling the he­alth insurance com­pany.

Re­member that cer­tain con­di­tions must be met for pro-rata cost co­verage under § 27a SGB V, such as prior me­dical and psy­cho­so­cial coun­se­ling, or that only the partner’s egg and sperm cells may be used.

There may be restric­tions in in­di­vi­dual fe­deral states. So that you do not lose your head in the bu­reau­cracy of your wish, we offer you a free and non-bin­ding con­sul­ta­tion with our pa­tient ad­vi­sors in ad­vance.

You can book a free and non-bin­ding ap­point­ment here.

When selec­ting our partner cli­nics, we al­ways pay at­ten­tion to the hig­hest stan­dards. Our team will be happy to help you in a free con­sul­ta­tion ap­point­ment.

In ad­di­tion, the city of Co­logne of­fers you a ge­neral con­sul­ta­tion op­por­tu­nity on the sub­ject of fa­mily plan­ning. From an unful­filled de­sire to have children to the course of pregnancy; all im­portant in­for­ma­tion can be ob­tained by te­le­phone or e‑mail.

Mar­ried cou­ples be­nefit from NRW’s ex­cel­lent fun­ding op­por­tu­nities. Up to 50% of the co-pay­ment, with a ma­ximum of four tre­at­ment at­tempts, is ap­proved. For unmar­ried cou­ples, as long as there is a co­ha­bi­ta­tion, a sub­sidy of 25% can be ex­pected. This ap­p­lies only to the first three tre­at­ment cy­cles. Thus, the fe­deral and state go­vernments cover 50% of the co-pay­ment for a fourth tre­at­ment. Tre­at­ment me­thods sub­si­dized by the mi­nistry are in vitro fer­ti­liz­a­tion (IVF) and in­tra­cy­to­plasmic sperm in­jec­tion (ICSI). In order for a sub­sidy to be ap­proved, the con­di­tions of § 27a SGB V must apply.

So far, it is sur­pri­sing that no fi­nan­cial sup­port is cur­r­ently of­fered for same-sex cou­ples in NRW. In view of the so­cial change, it re­mains to be hoped whe­ther ac­com­mo­da­ting mea­sures by the fe­deral state for les­bian cou­ples will follow here. We are hopeful that North Rhine-West­phalia will also sup­port fe­male cou­ples in fer­ti­lity tre­at­ment.

Which costs he­alth insurance com­pa­nies will cover de­pends on the re­spec­tive he­alth insurance com­pany. In­for­ma­tion on this should be ob­tained from the re­spec­tive he­alth insurance com­pany in ad­vance. Please note that there must not yet be a si­gned tre­at­ment con­tract. A tre­at­ment con­tract may only be si­gned after fun­ding has been ap­proved.

Let’s find out tog­e­ther which be­ne­fits apply to you and what your wishes are. Fer­tilly will sup­port you and your partner du­ring the journey.

The prices and costs of a German sperm bank can differ from those of an in­ter­na­tional sperm bank from Den­mark, for ex­ample, due to dif­fe­rent price mo­dels.

How much money you need for a sperm bank and what you have to con­sider, we can ex­p­lain to you simply and wi­thout ob­li­ga­tion. Our pa­tient ad­vi­sors at Fer­tilly will give you a com­pre­hen­sive in­sight into this topic and will be happy to ad­vise you. Talk to us!

We at Fer­tilly also coope­rate with lea­ding Eu­ro­pean sperm banks and can offer you cer­tain dis­counts.

If you are in­te­rested in what re­qui­re­ments a sperm donor must meet, what in­for­ma­tion sperm do­nors dis­c­lose about them­selves and how the pro­cess of sperm do­na­tion works in Ger­many or ab­road, you can read all about it here.

In order to ful­fill your de­sire to have a child, you should choose a fer­ti­lity clinic that meets your re­qui­re­ments and where you feel com­for­table. When choo­sing a clinic, there are a number of aspects to con­sider in order to en­sure that the the­rapy goes as smoothly as pos­sible. The suc­cess of a the­rapy de­pends on va­rious fac­tors. Both the ex­pe­ri­ence and qua­li­fi­ca­tions of the me­dical team and the tech­no­lo­gical status of the la­bo­ra­tory equip­ment (for ex­ample, whe­ther the clinic has a clean room la­bo­ra­tory) can have an im­pact on the suc­cess rate.

In ad­di­tion to the suc­cess rate, there are other is­sues that can be de­cisive in the selec­tion pro­cess. Good coun­sel­ling on the choice of the­rapy, as well as per­sonal care and the avai­la­bi­lity of the doctor can help you to get rid of worries and un­ans­wered ques­tions. In order to go through with the pro­cess of ful­fil­ling your child wish with con­fi­dence, the ex­pe­ri­ences of pre­vious pa­ti­ents can also give an in­di­ca­tion of the qua­lity or short­co­mings of a prac­tice.

Ano­ther aspect are the costs. To avoid sur­prises, fer­ti­lity cen­tres that main­tain a high de­gree of price trans­pa­rency are re­com­mended. In the case of tre­at­ments with donor sperm, you should also make sure that there is a coope­ra­tion with an ex­pe­ri­enced sperm bank, as they often offer a larger selec­tion of donor pro­files and have many years of ex­pe­ri­ence in the field of sperm do­na­tion.

When selec­ting our partner cli­nics, we al­ways make sure that both he­te­ro­se­xual and ho­mo­se­xual cou­ples or sin­gles are treated.
Are you ha­ving a hard time choo­sing a fer­ti­lity centre or do you have ques­tions about dif­fe­rent the­ra­pies and tre­at­ment me­thods? Our friendly team will be happy to help you in a free con­sul­ta­tion ap­point­ment.