IVF with planned single-embryo transfer versus IUI with ovarian stimulation in couples with unexplained subfertility: An economic analysis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 336-342

  Van Rumste, Minouche M E ^a,b   Custers, Inge M ^b   Van Wely, Madelon ^b   Koks, Carolien A ^c   Van Weering, Hans G I ^d   Beckers, Nicole G M ^e   Scheffer, Gabrielle J ^f   Broekmans, Frank J M ^g   Hompes, Peter G A ^h   Mochtar, Monique H ^b   Van Der Veen, Fulco ^b   Mol, Ben W J ^b,c  

^a Department of Surgery   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^h VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

economic analysis; IUI; IVF; randomized pilot study; single embryo transfer; unexplained subfertility

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN STIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULATION; SUBFERTILITY; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNEXPLAINED SUBFERTILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; IUI; IVF; RANDOMIZED PILOT STUDY; SINGLE-EMBRYO TRANSFER; UNEXPLAINED SUBFERTILITY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 84895467241     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.10.021     Document Type: Article

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