ANALYSING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL DELIVERIES WITH IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND THE TOTAL TREATMENT COST AT TU DU HOSPITAL IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was carried out on the medical data of the couples having successful fertility treatment by in vitro fertilization at Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 06/2014 to 12/2015. The study included 295 cases that met the inclusion-exclusion criteria. The mean age of wives was 31.0±4.3 years old. And the mean age of husbands was 34.4±5.5 years old. The success rate of the fertility treatment after 1 treatment cycle was 90%. The rates of primary and secondary infertility in the study were 70% and 30% respectively. The study showed that there was a significant difference in the ovulation induction days and the origin of eggs and sperms of primary infertility group compared with secondary infertility group. Couples which had different characteristics would consume the significantly different cost. This research aimed to examine the features of couples seeking in vitro fertilization treatment at Tu Du Hospital, analysed the structure of treatment cost and determined factors affecting the total treatment cost, which contributed to general information about infertility treatment particularly in Vietnam and worldwide generally.