Fig. 1.

a Total cost of freezing embryos (controlled ovarian stimulation, oocyte retrieval, IVF, ICSI, embryo culture, and embryo freezing fees) b Total cost of freezing unfertilized oocytes (controlled ovarian stimulation, oocyte retrieval, and unfertilized oocyte freezing fees) c Total cost of freezing ovarian tissue (preoperative examination fees, hospitalization fees, oophorectomy surgery fees, ovarian tissue freezing fees, and fees for collection and freezing of unfertilized eggs during oophorectomy) d Cost of sperm freezing treatment e Total cost of sperm freezing by TESE (preoperative examination fees, hospitalization charges, TESE surgery fees, and sperm freezing fees). The dots in the graph show the average amount of payments by patients at each facility. Red line: median payment by patients. Blue line: maximum subsidy amount