Assisted Human Reproduction Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fertil Steril. 2010 Jun;94(1):e4-e10. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.12.049. Epub 2010 Feb 13.
To collect data on the prevalence and reasons for cross-border fertility care (CBFC).
Retrospective survey conducted by the International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
Forty-nine countries who have previously participated with the International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
PATIENT(S): Number of CBFC patients per country.
INTERVENTION(S): Questionnaire.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Number of CBFC patients and reason for travel.
RESULT(S): The majority of replies were comprised of estimates for incoming and outgoing patients having CBFC. The main reasons for leaving a home country for CBFC included treatment anonymity and legality issues, whereas incoming patients most often traveled due to efficacy and access.
CONCLUSION(S): Few countries are able to quantify numbers of patients having CBFC, although our data suggest that incoming treatment seekers are more easily numerated due to clinic registration procedures. Standardization of data collection and creation of national databases are needed to collect quantitative information that will help reproductive caregivers to provide support for patients having CBFC.
收集跨境生育治疗（CBFC）的流行情况和原因的数据。
国际辅助生殖技术监测委员会进行的回顾性调查。
曾参与国际辅助生殖技术监测委员会的 49 个国家。
每个国家的 CBFC 患者数量。
问卷调查。
CBFC 患者数量和旅行原因。
大多数回复都包括对跨境生育治疗的输入和输出患者的估计。离开母国进行 CBFC 的主要原因包括治疗匿名性和合法性问题，而输入患者通常因疗效和可及性而旅行。
尽管我们的数据表明，由于诊所登记程序，更容易对输入的治疗寻求者进行数量统计，但很少有国家能够量化进行 CBFC 的患者数量。需要标准化数据收集并创建国家数据库，以收集有助于生殖护理人员为进行 CBFC 的患者提供支持的定量信息。
