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Table 4 Costs per cycle in the two study groups

From: Clomiphene citrate versus high doses of gonadotropins for in vitrofertilisation in women with compromised ovarian reserve: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial

Items

Clomiphene (n=145)

High-dose rFSH (n=146)

Medications

  

  GnRH agonists

-

13,434

  Recombinant-FSH

-

320,604

  Clomiphene citrate

1,459

-

  Progesterone

655

660

Subtotal for medications

2,113

334,698

Technical procedures

  

  Cycle preparation and monitoring

32,625

32,850

  Oocyte retrieval

248,868

250,875

  Embryo transfer

122,864

173,326

Subtotal for procedures

404,357

457,051

Total costs

406,470

791,749

Mean cost per patient

2,803

5,423

Mean cost per delivery (95%CI) a

81,294 (40,046-280,324)

113,107 (60,254-271,146)

  1. Costs are reported in Euros.
  2. a The 95%CIs were calculated based on the 95%CI of the delivery rate.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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