Cost-effectiveness analysis of uterus transplantation vs. gestational carrier for treatment of absolute uterine factor infertility in the United States

• Published in: Fertility and sterility Vol. 124; no. 1; pp. 121 - 133
• Main Authors: Walter, Jessica R., Richards, Elliott G., Johannesson, Liza, Falcone, Tommaso, Jungheim, Emily, Testa, Giuliano, O’Neill, Kathleen E., Harvie, Heidi S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Female; Fertility; gestational carrier; Gestational Carriers; Health Care Costs; Humans; Infertility, Female - diagnosis; Infertility, Female - economics; Infertility, Female - epidemiology; Infertility, Female - physiopathology; Infertility, Female - surgery; Infertility, Female - therapy; Live Birth; Organ Transplantation - economics; Pregnancy; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Treatment Outcome; United States - epidemiology; uterine factor infertility; Uterus - transplantation; uterus transplant; United States; gestational carrier; Cost-effectiveness analysis; uterine factor infertility; uterus transplant

To compare the cost-effectiveness of treatment for patients with absolute uterine factor infertility to achieve one or two singleton births by gestational carrier vs. uterus transplant. Decision analysis from the US healthcare sector perspective, with time horizons to achieve one or two singleton bi...