Balancing selected medication costs with total number of daily injections: a preference analysis of GnRH-agonist and antagonist protocols by IVF patients.

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BACKGROUND: During in vitro fertilization (IVF), fertility patients are expected to self-administer many injections as part of this treatment. While newer medications have been developed to substantially reduce the number of these injections, such agents are typically much more expensive. Considering these differences in both cost and number of injections, this study compared patient preferences between GnRH-agonist and GnRH-antagonist based protocols in IVF. METHODS: Data were collected by ...

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Authors: Sills, E; Collins, G; Salem, SA; Jones, C; Peck, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RBandE
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 67
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-10-67
• EISSN: 1477-7827
• ISSN: 1477-7827
• Language: English
• Keywords: California; Cost of Illness; Self Administration; Stress, Psychological; Fertilization in Vitro; Young Adult; Drug Costs; Attitude to Health; Patient Preference; Pharmacies; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Cost Savings; Drug Administration Schedule; Fertility Agents, Female; Injections, Subcutaneous; Adult; Female; Hormone Antagonists; Humans; Attitude of Health Personnel; Infertility, Female