Many of our international patients travel from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This page brings together what they ask us most often: who will treat you, which treatments you can have, how long you need to stay, what is included in each package, what it costs and how your care continues once you are home.
Who will treat you
IVF care is led by Assist. Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Uçarer, an obstetrician, gynaecologist and IVF specialist with more than three decades of clinical experience. Aesthetic gynaecology operations are led by a female surgeon, a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology; two surgeons operate together. If you would prefer to be seen by a woman, tell us when you write to us. Both doctors speak English.
The clinic holds a Health Tourism Authorisation from the Turkish Ministry of Health. Consultations, monitoring and outpatient procedures take place at our clinic in Bahçeşehir, Istanbul; surgery and egg collection take place at the JCI-accredited hospitals with which we hold treatment agreements. Clinical guidance follows international guidelines, including those of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
What we offer patients from the UK and Ireland
- IVF and ICSI with your own eggs — including frozen embryo transfer, and preimplantation genetic testing when your physician recommends it.
- Aesthetic gynaecology — labiaplasty (labia reduction), vaginoplasty, and two procedures in one operation.
- Egg freezing — where there is a medical reason (see below).
Egg donation and sperm donation are not legally available in Turkey, for any clinic. If donor treatment is what you need, we will tell you before you book a flight.
How it works from the UK or Ireland
- Write to us. Send your history and recent results by WhatsApp or e-mail. For IVF, this preliminary assessment is free of charge.
- Online video consultation with the physician. You meet the doctor before you travel. This is the only step paid in advance, and the fee is deducted from your treatment cost if you go ahead.
- Your written plan and estimate. What is recommended, how long it takes and what it costs — in writing, before you book anything.
- Your stay in Istanbul. Your coordinator confirms your dates, arrival and appointments.
- Follow-up after you go home. Follow-up continues online, in English.
IVF in Istanbul for UK and Irish patients
How the IVF cycle works
You come to the clinic on the second or third day of your period. Ovarian stimulation and ultrasound monitoring follow; your eggs are collected under anaesthesia, fertilised by ICSI, and an embryo is transferred. After the transfer, your pregnancy blood test (beta-hCG) result is followed up with you by video call.
How long you stay
Most IVF patients stay between 15 and 20 days in Turkey. Our packages with accommodation include 15 hotel nights (18 nights in the VIP package).
IVF packages
Every package is built on the same medical and laboratory work — no patient receives different laboratory treatment because of the package price. What changes is how much of your stay is arranged for you.
- IVF Basic — €3,740. The treatment itself: egg collection under anaesthesia, ICSI, embryo culture, fresh embryo transfer and video follow-up.
- IVF Full — €4,161. Basic plus the mandatory pre-treatment tests.
- IVF Full + Stay — €5,252. Full plus a 3-star hotel for 15 nights (double room, breakfast) and VIP airport transfers.
- IVF All-In — €6,400. A 4-star hotel for 15 nights, every transfer, embryo freezing and first-year storage if surplus embryos remain.
- IVF VIP — €8,850. A 5-star hotel for 18 nights, six months of extended follow-up.
Treatment medication is not included in any package. It is quoted separately — approximately €1,500 — once your physician has set your protocol. Add-ons such as time-lapse embryoscopy or PGT-A are never added automatically; your doctor and embryologist decide whether they are appropriate. Full details are on our IVF cost page.
After unsuccessful cycles at home
Many patients have had treatment at home before. Send us your previous cycle reports; the physician reviews them before your online consultation.
Aesthetic gynaecology for UK and Irish patients
Procedures
- Labiaplasty (labia reduction) — reduces or reshapes the inner lips (labia minora), the outer lips (labia majora), or both. It is chosen when the labia are long, uneven, or cause rubbing or discomfort during sport, cycling, intimacy or in tight clothing.
- Vaginoplasty (vaginal tightening) — restores vaginal tone, particularly after childbirth.
- Two procedures in one operation — when it is medically appropriate and safe, a second procedure is performed in the same session, so theatre, anaesthesia and hospital costs are paid once rather than twice.
During your online consultation the surgeon listens to your concerns, assesses whether surgery is suitable and explains when it may not be. We do not perform cosmetic labia surgery on patients under 18, except in very special medical circumstances, and surgery is not planned during pregnancy.
Anaesthesia
Inner-lip labiaplasty can be performed under local or general anaesthesia; you choose together with your surgeon. Outer-lip reduction and vaginoplasty are always performed under general anaesthesia.
How long you stay — seven nights
Every aesthetic gynaecology package is seven nights in Istanbul, because your wound is checked on day 5 or 6 and we ask you not to fly home before that check. After vaginoplasty or a combined operation, the first night is normally spent in hospital and six in the hotel; your surgeon decides for each patient.
Recovery
Swelling and mild discomfort are expected in the first days, and most women return to light daily activities within a few days. Dissolvable stitches are used. After labiaplasty, avoid intercourse, tampons, swimming and strenuous exercise for about 4–6 weeks, or as your surgeon advises; your surgeon explains the recovery plan for each procedure before you decide.
Risks
Like any surgery, these procedures carry risks — including bleeding, infection, slow wound healing, changes in sensation, scarring, asymmetry, and the possibility that the result does not meet your expectations. Your surgeon explains these risks and how they are reduced before you decide.
Aesthetic gynaecology packages — 7 nights
Each package covers the operation in a JCI-accredited hospital, your hotel (a companion may stay with you), VIP airport transfers both ways, all clinic transfers and online follow-up.
- Essential — €2,890. Labiaplasty · 3-star hotel · 3 months of online follow-up.
- Comfort — €3,690. Labiaplasty · 4-star hotel · 3 months of follow-up · dressing kit.
- VIP — €4,290. Labiaplasty · 5-star hotel · extended follow-up.
- Comfort, vaginoplasty or outer-lip reduction — €4,190. General anaesthesia · first night normally in hospital.
- Comfort + a second procedure — €4,835. Two procedures in one operation.
- Comfort, vaginoplasty + labiaplasty — €5,335. Both in one operation.
Flights are not included. Procedure-only prices are on our labiaplasty page and aesthetic gynaecology page.
We encourage you to seek independent medical advice from your own doctor before deciding on any surgical procedure.
Egg freezing
In Turkey, egg freezing is permitted only where there is a medical reason — for example before chemotherapy or surgery that may affect the ovaries, or when a medical board documents a risk such as a family history of early menopause. Elective or “social” egg freezing, for personal timing reasons alone, is not permitted in Turkey and is not offered at our clinic. The first step is an assessment of your ovarian reserve (AMH and antral follicle count); whether a legal indication exists is determined by that assessment, together with your doctor. More on our egg freezing page.
Travel and visas
Flights
Direct flights from London to Istanbul take around four hours. For other UK airports and for Dublin, please check current airline schedules.
Do I need a visa?
Under current official guidance, British and Irish passport holders can visit Turkey without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period for tourism or business. Turkish entry rules also require your passport to remain valid for a period after arrival. If you are travelling specifically for medical treatment, please check the official guidance — GOV.UK for British citizens, the Department of Foreign Affairs for Irish citizens — to confirm whether a visa is required for your trip. Rules can change, so check before you travel. If you need an official invitation letter, we can issue one through the Ministry of Health’s Health Türkiye system once your file, identity check, physician review and fee are complete. We cannot guarantee a visa.
Continuing care with your GP or consultant at home
At the end of your treatment you receive a written summary in English that you can share with your GP or your consultant at home. Your coordinator remains your point of contact after you return.
What treatment costs
Our medical prices are fixed; your exact total, and what it includes, is confirmed in writing after your consultation. Hotel accommodation and transfers are subject to availability and are confirmed in writing by your patient coordinator before you book. You are free to arrange your own hotel and transfers. Prices last updated: October 2026.
Contact
UCARER Women’s Health — Bahçeşehir 1. Kısım Mahallesi, Doğa Parkı Caddesi, G Blok No:13-15 GD, 34488 Başakşehir/İstanbul, Turkey
Telephone and WhatsApp: +90 532 262 18 54
This page is for general information and does not replace a medical consultation.