|
KMID : 0904520150400010111
|
|
Health and Medical Sociology
2015 Volume.40 No. 1 p.111 ~ p.127
|
|
|
A Cost Analysis of Treatment of Infertility for Overcoming Low Fertility - On the basis of one obstetrics and gynecology specialized hospital -
|
|
Kim Yun-Jeong
Hwang Byung-Deog
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
In this study, we analyzed the success of pregnancy and the cost required depending on the result of artificial fertilization and external fertilization which are included in the infertility treatment project for couples. To achieve this, cross analysis, ANOVA and T-test were conducted for 230 subjects who underwent treatment of infertility in one obstetrics and gynecology specialized hospital for two years from 2012 to 2013. In the result, the number of the thirties(71.3%), cases without diseases related to infertility(67.4%) and cases without experience of childbirth(83.5%) were the highest among infertile patients who got treatment, respectively. The average cost of artificial fertilization and external fertilization to be pregnant was 879,000 won and 3,439,000 won, respectively. When both artificial fertilization and external fertilization were conducted for one person, the average cost was 4,664,000 won. The cost of external fertilization was 3.9-fold higher than that of artificial fertilization. In case of both artificial fertilization and external fertilization conducted for one person, it was 5.3-fold higher than that of artificial fertilization. The average number of procedures to be successfully pregnant was 1.61 in artificial fertilization alone, 2.07 in external fertilization alone and 4.36 in both artificial fertilization and external fertilization conducted for one person. The average number in external fertilization was 1.29-fold higher than that in artificial fertilization and 2.71-fold higher in both artificial fertilization and external fertilization conducted for one person. Therefore, policies, such as provision of health benefits on treatment costs and expansion of the total recipients in the infertility treatment project for couples which is one of methods to reduce current severe low fertility and an aging population, are required.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Infertility, Artificial insemination, Vitro fertilization, Governmentsupport infertile couples, The cost of assisted reproductive technology
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|