Tannus Samer, Dahan Michael H
a McGill University Reproductive Center , 888 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East , Montréal , Quebec , Canada.
J Med Econ. 2019 Mar;22(3):252-253. doi: 10.1080/13696998.2018.1558866. Epub 2019 Jan 4.
In recent years, the prevalence of infertility has increased due to delayed childbearing and an increase in the rate of male infertility. Given the high cost of fertility treatment, this option is not valid for families with a low income, and those who can afford it usually choose to have multiple embryo transfer, which has led to an increase in multiple birth rates and an increase in the cost of perinatal care. Due to the expected increase in infertility and decrease in the national live birth rate, the US should set a plan to fund infertility treatment and lead a policy for single embryo transfer. This will offset the decrease in the national birth rates and decrease expenditure on perinatal and neonatal complications resulting from multiple births.
近年来,由于生育推迟以及男性不育率上升,不孕症的患病率有所增加。鉴于生育治疗费用高昂,这一选择对低收入家庭无效,而那些负担得起的家庭通常会选择进行多胚胎移植,这导致了多胞胎出生率上升以及围产期护理成本增加。由于不孕症预计会增加且全国活产率会下降,美国应制定一项资助不孕症治疗的计划,并主导一项单胚胎移植政策。这将抵消全国出生率的下降,并减少因多胞胎导致的围产期和新生儿并发症的支出。