What is the price of IVF PGD in Spain?
The price of IVF PGD in Spain ranges from £5,600 to £8,200, against £7,500 to £11,000 in the UK. It is permitted with a medical prescription. This fee covers stimulation, genetic testing (PGT) and transfer. Egg collection takes 20 minutes under sedation as a day case, with no overnight stay.
📊 Price table 2026
| Type of treatment | Price in Spain | Price in the UK |
|---|---|---|
| Standard IVF + ICSI | £3,900 - £5,200 | £4,500 - £7,000 |
| IVF + PGD (medical reasons) | £5,600 - £8,200 | £7,500 - £11,000 |
| IVF + PGD (no medical reasons) | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| IVF + Egg donation | £6,500 - £8,700 | £6,500 - £9,500 |
Coverage depends on your own circumstances; check with the NHS or your private insurer to see what your policy provides.
Is it possible to choose your baby’s sex with IVF PGD in Spain?
In Spain, no, unless there is a medical reason. Sex selection for non-therapeutic purposes is classed among the most serious offences under the assisted reproduction law[1]. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis remains permitted to screen for a serious hereditary disease.
No source puts a figure on the reliability of embryo sexing in isolation. Practice guidelines note that a biopsy removes only a few cells, with a risk of false positives, false negatives and mosaicism[2]. Other methods of sex selection have no proven effectiveness.
Family balancing, choosing the opposite sex after one or more children of the same sex, is not a medical indication. The Oviedo Convention, which governs biomedicine in Europe, allows sex selection only to avoid a serious sex-linked hereditary disease[3].
Can you choose the embryo with the right chromosome?
Women undergo IVF ICSI with egg collection and fertilisation using their male partner’s sperm. Embryos develop over five to six days to the blastocyst stage. A few cells are then removed and sent for chromosomal analysis[2].
When a medical indication exists, embryos free of the condition being tested for are transferred to the uterus two days later. Spanish laboratories carry out full chromosomal analysis, by aCGH or sequencing.
This confirms that the transferred embryo carries a full set of chromosomes.
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What Spanish law allows
Parents of two or three children of the same sex often ask whether they can choose the sex of the next one. In Spain, the answer does not depend on the clinic but on the law: outside a medical indication, sex selection is a very serious offence[1].
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is reserved for serious, early-onset hereditary diseases with no curative treatment; beyond that, each case requires express authorisation[1].
Parents’ preferences and the legal framework
Parents’ sex preferences vary between countries and published series, and no reliable data puts a figure on it for the UK. It is not what the law considers: the Oviedo Convention rules out sex selection outside a serious sex-linked hereditary disease[3].
Read also: IVF in Turkey with baby sex selection
In the UK, preimplantation genetic testing is likewise reserved for couples at risk of passing on a serious, incurable genetic condition, and the analysis covers only the condition identified in the family[4].
Our British coordinator answers questions about organisation and passes on quotes from Spanish clinics.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
How much does IVF PGD cost in Spain?
From £5,600 to £8,200 for IVF with preimplantation genetic diagnosis, against £7,500 to £11,000 in the UK. The fee covers stimulation, genetic testing and transfer. IVF ICSI without PGD comes in at £3,900 to £5,200.
Can a single woman have IVF in Spain?
Yes. Spanish law opens assisted reproduction techniques to any adult woman, whatever her marital status or sexual orientation, provided she consents freely[1]. The pathway is set out on the IVF in Spain page.
What does British law say about sex selection?
Preimplantation genetic testing is reserved for couples at risk of passing on a serious, incurable genetic condition, and the analysis covers only the condition identified in the family[4]. Sex selection for non-medical reasons is not permitted.
In which countries can you choose your baby’s sex?
Does screening improve the chances of pregnancy?
Not for everyone. Randomised trials show a gain in implantation and ongoing pregnancy per transfer only in patients with a good prognosis[2]. In other profiles, the benefit is not established.
How many embryos do you need for screening to be worthwhile?
At least two blastocysts to biopsy: below that, practice guidelines find no benefit[2]. The number of embryos obtained depends above all on age and on the response to ovarian stimulation.
Is IVF carried out in Spain covered by the NHS?
Coverage depends on your own circumstances: check with the NHS or your private insurer what your policy provides for treatment abroad before you commit. Any remaining balance is rarely zero.
Sources & References
- Espagne. Ley 14/2006, de 26 de mayo, sobre técnicas de reproducción humana asistida. Articles 6, 12 et 26. 2006. Read the source
- Chan C, Ryu M, Zwingerman R. Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: A Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society Guideline. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 2020. Read the source
- Council of Europe. Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, article 14. 1997. Read the source
- Agence de la biomédecine. Diagnostic préimplantatoire. 2026. Read the source
- Assurance Maladie. AMP réalisée en UE ou en Suisse. 2026. Read the source
