Delivery rates unaffected by transferring fewer embryos, reimbursing six cycles of fertility treatment
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 14:50
in Health & Medicine
Research from Belgium has shown that if governments legislate to restrict the numbers of embryos transferred during fertility treatment, but combine it with a policy of reimbursing six cycles of assisted reproduction technology (ART), there is no detrimental impact on pregnancy and delivery rates. However, there is a greatly reduced risk of multiple births, which have associated health risks for mother and babies and are an increased cost to the state.