title: Economics of flexible vs. rigid catheters for intrauterine insemination.
abstract: A decision tree model was created to investigate pregnancy rates, as well as cost factors associated with rigid vs. flexible catheters. Although the flexible catheter costs more than the rigid catheter, it is associated with a higher pregnancy rate, which decreases costs of IUI treatment because fewer cycles are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Greenville, South Carolina 29605-5601, USA.
authors.forename: Jcoe Glenn
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Proctor
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Boone
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002404:Catheterization / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014599:Uterus