A prospective investigation into the reasons why insured United States patients drop out of in vitro fertilization treatment

• Published in: Fertility and sterility Vol. 94; no. 4; pp. 1457 - 1459
• Main Authors: Domar, Alice D., Smith, Kristin, Conboy, Lisa, Iannone, Marie, Alper, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Birth control; Data Collection; drop-out; Female; Fertilization in Vitro - economics; Fertilization in Vitro - statistics & numerical data; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Infertility - psychology; Insurance; Internal Medicine; IVF; Male; Medical sciences; Obstetrics and Gynecology; patient distress; Patient Dropouts - psychology; Patient Dropouts - statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Sterility. Assisted procreation; stress; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; treatment termination; United States; Young Adult; United States; North America; America; IVF; stress; treatment termination; drop-out; patient distress; In vitro fertilization embryo transfer; Human; Treatment; Gynecology; Assisted procreation; Obstetrics; Stress

To determine the primary reason why insured patients drop out of IVF treatment in the United States and to identify methods to decrease such behavior. Prospective patient survey. Private infertility clinic. Women under the age of 40 years, who had insurance coverage for at least three IVF cycles, wh...