Ivm Case
Essay by Stella • March 29, 2012 • Essay • 357 Words (2 Pages) • 1,346 Views
For patients: the most important advantage of IVM was that it was a hormone-free treatment; it spared women the physical and psychological side effects caused by the 30 days of hormone stimulation required under the current IVF method. Since IVM eliminates the hormonal stimulation step from the IVF procedure, the cost of the hormones for patients falls by 90%. Further more, lab work and miscellaneous costs also drop by about 50% since there is less monitoring of patients and fewer complications. What's more, the process was very easy for the patient to comprehend and easy to participate in, there was no risk of hyper-stimulation from hormones.
For clinics: they would adopt the IVM method primarily because patients had a tendency to flock to clinics that were on the cutting edge, and also because there was also a certain prestige factor in being one of the first clinics to offer such an innovative technology.
For doctors: doctors were likely to recommend IVM because no prescriptions were required, no artificial menstrual cycles were needed, and because their patients would complain less of discomfort.
For patients: the most important advantage of IVM was that it was a hormone-free treatment; it spared women the physical and psychological side effects caused by the 30 days of hormone stimulation required under the current IVF method. Since IVM eliminates the hormonal stimulation step from the IVF procedure, the cost of the hormones for patients falls by 90%. Further more, lab work and miscellaneous costs also drop by about 50% since there is less monitoring of patients and fewer complications. What's more, the process was very easy for the patient to comprehend and easy to participate in, there was no risk of hyper-stimulation from hormones.
For clinics: they would adopt the IVM method primarily because patients had a tendency to flock to clinics that were on the cutting edge, and also because there was also a certain prestige factor in being one of the first clinics to offer such an innovative technology.
For doctors: doctors were likely to recommend IVM because no prescriptions were required, no artificial menstrual cycles were needed, and because their patients would complain less of discomfort.
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