Recently I attended a “summit meeting” in Washington to discuss means of improving access to fertility treatment globally for those who need it.Delegates had to apply to attend this conference and my raison d’etre was that I work in Ireland, one of only three countries in the EU where fertility treatments such as IUI or IVF are not funded by the State.
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IVF Is Efficient and Cost-Effective
Although infertility treatment is expensive, it can be the most efficient means of achieving a pregnancy for many patients. While “low-tech” interventions may appear cheaper, questions arise concerning the cost-effectiveness of different treatment choices. Which is better: routine IVF or lower-tech interventions like IUI? Researchers presenting their work at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine have examined data to show that IVF is cost-effective, and that its costs are lower when the mother is younger.
Female Patients’ Age Is an Important Consideration in Choosing Fertility Treatment
Researchers from the Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center will present studies at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine showing that the effectiveness of intrauterine insemination (IUI) for unexplained infertility falls off for women over the age of 40 and that, for women aged 38 to 44, IVF is more effective than IUI.