Elective oocyte cryopreservation: Who should pay?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-13

  Mertes, Heidi ^a   Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

in vitro fertilization; oocyte cryopreservation; social freezing

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTIVE OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FREEZING; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARENTHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 83755220488     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der364     Document Type: Review

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