Fertility Treatment - Additional Medical Expenses?

[10krunner1981]

I spent around $15k on fertility treatments that weren't covered by my medical insurance. Can I list these as "Additional Medical Expenses in 2016"?

[KrisD · Accepted solution]

Yes

According to the IRS:

"Fertility Enhancement

You can include in medical expenses the cost of the following procedures to overcome an inability to have children.

• Procedures such as in vitro fertilization (including temporary storage of eggs or sperm).
• Surgery, including an operation to reverse prior surgery that prevented the person operated on from having children."

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