The Cost of a Successful Delivery with in Vitro Fertilization

The use of in vitro fertilization has engendered considerable debate about who should receive treatment, whether health insurance should cover the costs, and if so, to what extent. The debate has been fueled by conflicting and sometimes misleading claims. Conflicting statistics on in vitro fertilization reflect differences in how the rate of success associated with the procedure is defined and measured 1 . Moreover, success rates differ widely among programs 2 . When data on costs have been presented, they have sometimes been used inappropriately. For example, one group has lobbied for coverage of in vitro fertilization on the grounds that it . . .