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Oocyte donor screening: the selection process and cost analysis.
- Source :
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Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 2001 Feb; Vol. 75 (2), pp. 400-4. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate the selection process and cost of screening oocyte donors.<br />Design: Retrospective analysis.<br />Setting: University-based IVF program.<br />Patient(s): Potential oocyte donors.<br />Intervention(s): Outcomes of all inquiries by individuals responding to recruitment advertisements for oocyte donors over a 10-month period were assessed. Recruitment and screening costs to bring a single donor into the program were calculated.<br />Main Outcome Measure(s): The attrition rate for each step of the oocyte donor screening process was determined. The costs assessed over the study period included the following: advertisement, administrative, professional, ultrasound, and blood screening. The total cost to bring a single donor into the program was calculated.<br />Result(s): Advertisements led to 315 phone inquiries from potential oocyte donors. Of these, a total of 223 (71%) voluntarily withdrew from the screening process, 54 (17%) were screened out for medical or psychological reasons, and 38 (12%) entered the active donor pool. The total cost to bring a single donor into the program was approximately 1,869 dollars.<br />Conclusion(s): There was significant attrition in the screening process for oocyte donation that needs to be taken into account in determining the costs of managing the program.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0015-0282
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fertility and sterility
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11172847
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01711-8