title: Assisted conception. Health services and evaluation.
abstract: Comparison of assisted conception in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States indicates that further rapid growth in services is likely in many countries. Better data on pregnancy rates and the outcome of pregnancy, as well as standardized reporting of national results, are needed to monitor the effectiveness of treatment.
authors.affiliation: National Perinatal Statistics Unit, Australian Institute of Health.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lancaster
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000628:therapy*; D007256:Information Systems; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012099:Reproductive Techniques / Q000191:economics; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States