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The Impact of the Economic Recession in Greece on Assisted Reproduction Demand: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
Background and objectives: Since 2009, the decline of the Greek economy has been in the spotlight of the world’s financial agenda. This study assesses the economic crisis’ impact on assisted reproduction demand dynamics. Materials and Methods: Patient records were recruited between 2005–2017. In 201...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31569483 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100654 |
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author | Sfakianoudis, Konstantinos Simopoulou, Mara Rapani, Anna Grigoriadis, Sokratis Maziotis, Evangelos Giannelou, Polina Pantou, Agni Vaxevanoglou, Terpsithea Fakiridou, Maria Koutsilieris, Michael Pantos, Konstantinos |
author_facet | Sfakianoudis, Konstantinos Simopoulou, Mara Rapani, Anna Grigoriadis, Sokratis Maziotis, Evangelos Giannelou, Polina Pantou, Agni Vaxevanoglou, Terpsithea Fakiridou, Maria Koutsilieris, Michael Pantos, Konstantinos |
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description | Background and objectives: Since 2009, the decline of the Greek economy has been in the spotlight of the world’s financial agenda. This study assesses the economic crisis’ impact on assisted reproduction demand dynamics. Materials and Methods: Patient records were recruited between 2005–2017. In 2013 the clinic proceeded with a cost reduction. The studied time-frames were defined accordingly: Period A: Prior to economic crisis, Period B: During the economic crisis-prior to cost reduction, and Period C: During the economic crisis-following cost reduction. Analysis focused on parameters reflecting on patient characteristics, decision to inquire on IVF treatment, embarking on it, and proceeding with multiple cycles. Results: The mean annual number of first visit patients was significantly decreased during Period B (1467.00 ± 119.21) in comparison to period A (1644.40 ± 42.57) and C (1637.8 ± 77.23). Furthermore, Period C in comparison to B and A, refers to women of more advanced age (37.27 ± 5.62 vs 36.04 ± 5.76 vs 35.53 ± 5.28), reporting a longer infertility period (8.49 ± 6.25 vs 7.01 ± 5.66 vs 6.46 ± 5.20), being inclined to abandon IVF treatment sooner (2.78 ± 2.51 vs 2.60 ± 1.92 vs 4.91 ± 2.28). Conclusions: A decline regarding assisted reproduction techniques (ART) demand was noted as anticipated. Redefining the cost of infertility treatments may contribute towards overcoming the troubling phenomenon of postponing pregnancy due to financial concerns. |
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spelling | pubmed-68431872019-11-25 The Impact of the Economic Recession in Greece on Assisted Reproduction Demand: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study Sfakianoudis, Konstantinos Simopoulou, Mara Rapani, Anna Grigoriadis, Sokratis Maziotis, Evangelos Giannelou, Polina Pantou, Agni Vaxevanoglou, Terpsithea Fakiridou, Maria Koutsilieris, Michael Pantos, Konstantinos Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and objectives: Since 2009, the decline of the Greek economy has been in the spotlight of the world’s financial agenda. This study assesses the economic crisis’ impact on assisted reproduction demand dynamics. Materials and Methods: Patient records were recruited between 2005–2017. In 2013 the clinic proceeded with a cost reduction. The studied time-frames were defined accordingly: Period A: Prior to economic crisis, Period B: During the economic crisis-prior to cost reduction, and Period C: During the economic crisis-following cost reduction. Analysis focused on parameters reflecting on patient characteristics, decision to inquire on IVF treatment, embarking on it, and proceeding with multiple cycles. Results: The mean annual number of first visit patients was significantly decreased during Period B (1467.00 ± 119.21) in comparison to period A (1644.40 ± 42.57) and C (1637.8 ± 77.23). Furthermore, Period C in comparison to B and A, refers to women of more advanced age (37.27 ± 5.62 vs 36.04 ± 5.76 vs 35.53 ± 5.28), reporting a longer infertility period (8.49 ± 6.25 vs 7.01 ± 5.66 vs 6.46 ± 5.20), being inclined to abandon IVF treatment sooner (2.78 ± 2.51 vs 2.60 ± 1.92 vs 4.91 ± 2.28). Conclusions: A decline regarding assisted reproduction techniques (ART) demand was noted as anticipated. Redefining the cost of infertility treatments may contribute towards overcoming the troubling phenomenon of postponing pregnancy due to financial concerns. MDPI 2019-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC6843187/ /pubmed/31569483 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100654 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Sfakianoudis, Konstantinos Simopoulou, Mara Rapani, Anna Grigoriadis, Sokratis Maziotis, Evangelos Giannelou, Polina Pantou, Agni Vaxevanoglou, Terpsithea Fakiridou, Maria Koutsilieris, Michael Pantos, Konstantinos The Impact of the Economic Recession in Greece on Assisted Reproduction Demand: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study |
title | The Impact of the Economic Recession in Greece on Assisted Reproduction Demand: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study |
title_full | The Impact of the Economic Recession in Greece on Assisted Reproduction Demand: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study |
title_fullStr | The Impact of the Economic Recession in Greece on Assisted Reproduction Demand: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study |
title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of the Economic Recession in Greece on Assisted Reproduction Demand: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study |
title_short | The Impact of the Economic Recession in Greece on Assisted Reproduction Demand: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study |
title_sort | impact of the economic recession in greece on assisted reproduction demand: a retrospective longitudinal study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31569483 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100654 |
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