Economics may not explain Hispanic underutilization of assisted reproductive technology services.
In a lower cost, equal-access-to-care setting, Hispanic use of assisted reproductive technology was less than half of what would have been expected based on patient demographics. Despite this use disparity, there were no significant differences between Hispanic and Caucasian women with regard to infertility diagnoses, assisted reproductive technology cycle parameters, clinical pregnancy rates, live birth rates, spontaneous abortion rates, and implantation rates.
Feinberg
Eve C
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center, and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Larsen
Frederick W
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Wah
Robert M
RM
Alvero
Ruben J
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Armstrong
Alicia Y
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies