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Abstract
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.
Number of CBFC patients per country.
Questionnaire.
Number of CBFC patients and reason for travel.
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.
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.
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