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Older women pay more to have IVF baby
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February 13, 2010, Saturday
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OLDER women can end up paying more than five times as much as younger women to successfully have an IVF baby, according to an Australian study.
Researchers from the University of Sydney set out to examine a boom in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproduction techniques amid a debate on whether the government should subsidize such treatments.
They found that the cost per live birth from IVF increases with maternal age and the number of treatments, with the study finding that maternal age had the greater effect.
The price per baby ranged from A$27,373-A$31,986 (US$24,310 to US$28,407) for women aged 30-33 years on their first and third IVF treatments compared to A$130,951-A$187,515 for women aged 42-45 years on their first and second IVF attempts.
"This evidence may help decision-makers target the use of IVF services conditional on societal willingness to pay for live births and equity considerations," said researcher Alison Griffiths in a statement.
The government-funded study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found from 2002 to 2003 there was a 16 percent increase in the use of assisted production technology services among Australians compared with an increase of 13 percent among Europeans and 6.5 percent among Americans.
Researchers from the University of Sydney set out to examine a boom in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproduction techniques amid a debate on whether the government should subsidize such treatments.
They found that the cost per live birth from IVF increases with maternal age and the number of treatments, with the study finding that maternal age had the greater effect.
The price per baby ranged from A$27,373-A$31,986 (US$24,310 to US$28,407) for women aged 30-33 years on their first and third IVF treatments compared to A$130,951-A$187,515 for women aged 42-45 years on their first and second IVF attempts.
"This evidence may help decision-makers target the use of IVF services conditional on societal willingness to pay for live births and equity considerations," said researcher Alison Griffiths in a statement.
The government-funded study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found from 2002 to 2003 there was a 16 percent increase in the use of assisted production technology services among Australians compared with an increase of 13 percent among Europeans and 6.5 percent among Americans.
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