title: Effects and costs of in-vitro fertilization. Again, let's be honest.
abstract: The decision whether to enhance diffusion and to reimburse for the fertility treatment in-vitro fertilization (IVF) was postponed in the Netherlands until the results of a cost-effectiveness analysis were known. IVF appeared to be as cost-effective as its most important alternative, tubal surgery. But policy decisions still were not straightforward, obscuring important social and ethical issues.
authors.affiliation: University of Limburg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haan
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D012099:Reproductive Techniques