In Canada, the overall live birth rate with in vitro fertilization is 27% per cycle, which is higher
than that of natural conception. 1 However, as in vitro technology has improved, the number …

New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies recommended full public funding for those
fertility treatments with proven benefit. 1 Since that report we have seen the rate of infertility …

Over the past two decades, IVF has helped hundreds of thousands of infertile couples
around the world become parents. Despite its growing success and widespread use in the …

The United States has the most expensive health care system in the world, spending more
than $4 trillion annually on health care. 1 Despite this exorbitant price tag and a complex …

This column appears by arrangement with the American Society for Bioethics and
Humanities. cycles (and higher fees) for one child. And patients who want two children may …

Thousands of cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF) are performed each year. In the US, multiple
births occur after 39% of IVF cycles, whereas in Europe, the figure is 26%. Indeed, multiple …

As the use of assisted reproductive technology has increased over time, there is increased
attention on associated adverse obstetric outcomes. Some of these outcomes can be …

A CASINO may have been just the right choice to discuss in vitro fertilization. Like gambling,"
test-tube baby" technology is a chancy and expensive proposition, suggested many …

The manuscript in this issue of the journal by Bissonette et al. reports on a new government-
sponsored intervention into the practice of IVF within the province of Quebec, Canada, which …

Not all Ontarians who are eligi-ble for a funded cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) will
necessarily get it, and it's not clear just how the 5000 annual spots will be allocated to …