Objectives To determine the cost to the NHS resulting from multiple pregnancies arising from
IVF treatment in the UK, and to compare those costs with the cost to the NHS due to …

BACKGROUND: The use of expensive infertility treatments is increasing rapidly. To compare
the prenatal and neonatal health care costs after IVF and spontaneous conception, we …

BACKGROUND The increase in use and costs of assisted reproductive therapies including
in-vitro fertilization (IVF) has led to debate over public funding. A decision analytic model …

Standard protocols for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) include transfer of two or three embryos. Not
surprisingly, the rate of twin pregnancy after IVF is high (about 24% of all pregnancies) …

Multiple pregnancy rates in most in-vitro fertilization (IVF) programmes are still~ 30% despite
technological developments in assisted reproduction. This is because we still have to use an …

BACKGROUND: We aimed to review trends in the probability of birth and multiple birth
before and after the legal restriction limiting the maximum allowable number of embryos …

Although most professional societies have issued guidelines to diminish the number of
embryos to be transferred during assisted reproductive techniques, the incidence of multiple …

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the cost‐effectiveness of different embryo
transfer strategies for a single cycle when two embryos are available, and taking the NHS …

In order to reduce the number of multiple pregnancies following IVF, the Belgian government
agreed to reimburse laboratory expenses for six IVF cycles up to the age of 42 years, in …

Objective To compare success rates, associated risks and cost-effectiveness between
intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Design Retrospective …