title: [Prioritization of fertilization in vitro--a systematic analysis].
abstract: Who should be offered medically assisted conception treatment within a public health care system? This article discusses medical and ethical selection criteria in relation to general political guidelines for prioritization. Our tentative conclusion is that it is possible to differentiate between groups of patients according to disease criteria, the severity of disease, medical efficacy and cost-efficiency. We note that there is a great need for data to enable well-founded decisions when prioritizing applicants for in vitro fertilization within a public health care system.
authors.affiliation: Senter for medisinsk etikk, Gaustadalléen 21, Oslo.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ruyter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Førde
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Norheim
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000191:economics; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D011247:Pregnancy
vernacular_title: Prioritering av in vitro-fertilisering--en systematisk analyse.