IVF and Fertility Treatments at Gleneagles Hospitals in Malaysia

Yes. Gleneagles accommodates remote video consultations for international fertility patients before any in-person visit is confirmed. The fertility specialist reviews your existing results, discusses your history and outlines the most appropriate treatment plan. The international patient coordinator follows up with a written cost estimate and treatment timeline within a few working days, so you can make an informed decision about travel without committing upfront.

The international patient team coordinates fertility consultations, IVF planning and full patient support at Gleneagles Hospitals across Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor and Kota Kinabalu.

• WhatsApp: +1 718 550 0880
• Telephone: +1 718 550 0880
• Email: [email protected]

Available 24/7. They arrange video consultations, cost estimates, treatment itineraries, visa letters, airport transfers and post-treatment follow up. For Muslim patients, the team can confirm Halal-compatible protocol availability before you travel.

A full stimulated IVF cycle requires 10 to 14 days in Malaysia, covering stimulation monitoring scans, 6 to 8 days, egg retrieval and embryo transfer or freeze. A frozen embryo transfer in a separate cycle is typically 4 to 5 days. Accommodation near the facility is arranged at no cost by the international patient team and covers your caregiver too. The team maps out the full timeline before you travel so you can plan your leave and flights precisely.

Own-egg IVF in Malaysia costs approximately USD 2,500 to USD 4,500 per cycle, compared to USD 12,000 to USD 22,000 in the UK or US. Medications are additional. Gleneagles provides a written itemised estimate before you travel. The following international insurance groups are accepted:

• PT AA International Indonesia (Across Asia Assist)
• International SOS Sdn Bhd
• Global MediCALL Assistance (M) Sdn Bhd
• EMA Global Assistance Sdn Bhd
• Prestige International (S) Pte Ltd
• IA International Assistance Sdn Bhd
• Pacific Health Insurance Co., Ltd.
• AIA Shared Services Regional Health Passport

Note that fertility treatment is not covered by most international health insurance policies. Confirm your specific policy with the team.

Muslim couples can access IVF at Gleneagles Malaysia using their own eggs and sperm, under guidelines from the Malaysian National Fatwa Council. In practice, this means:

• Only husband and wife gametes are used
• Surrogacy is not permitted
• Donor sperm IVF is not permitted for Muslim couples
• Donor egg IVF is not permitted for Muslim couples under Malaysian Islamic law

Non-Muslim patients face none of these restrictions and can access donor egg IVF through licensed fertility centres. If you have a complex situation, the international patient team can advise on available pathways.

You can book a fertility assessment at Gleneagles to understand the cause of your infertility before any treatment is decided. For women, investigations include:

• AMH, FSH, LH, oestradiol and progesterone blood tests
• Transvaginal ultrasound and antral follicle count
• Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) for tubal patency

For men, a semen analysis with motility, morphology and DNA fragmentation is the starting point. A remote video consultation can begin this process before you travel, and the team will advise which tests you can complete in your home country first.

Gleneagles Hospital KL's visiting fertility subspecialist Dr Edmund Lai achieved Malaysia's first viable Frozen Egg IVF pregnancy and Malaysia's first viable quintuplets pregnancy from fertility treatment. He is registered as a Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine under the Malaysia National Specialist Register and holds MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the UK. Gleneagles KL is JCI-accredited, and its Halal-compatible IVF protocols serve a predominantly Muslim patient population from Indonesia, the GCC and the UK.