Open AccessWhy do couples drop-out from IVF treatment? A prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
M.F.G. Verberg,
Marinus J.C. Eijkemans,
Esther Heijnen,
Frank J. Broekmans,
Cora de Klerk,
Bart C.J.M. Fauser,
N.S. Macklon
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den219
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , gynecology , drop out , cohort study , obstetrics , demographic economics , economics
Cumulative IVF pregnancy rates are compromised by the large number of couples who drop-out of treatment before achieving pregnancy. The aim of this study was to identify the role of the treatment strategy applied, and potential other factors that influence the decision of couples to discontinue treatment.
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