Disparities in access to effective treatment for infertility in the United States: an Ethics Committee opinion

Fertil Steril. 2021 Jul;116(1):54-63. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.02.019.

Abstract

In the United States, economic, racial, ethnic, geographic, and other disparities prevent access to fertility treatment and affect treatment outcomes. This opinion examines the factors that contribute to these disparities, proposes actions to address them, and replaces the document of the same name, last published in 2015.

MeSH terms

  • Ethics Committees, Clinical
  • Female
  • Health Care Costs* / ethics
  • Health Services Accessibility* / economics
  • Health Services Accessibility* / ethics
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Healthcare Disparities* / economics
  • Healthcare Disparities* / ethics
  • Healthcare Disparities* / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Infertility / economics
  • Infertility / ethnology
  • Infertility / therapy*
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance, Health
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Race Factors
  • Reproductive Techniques, Assisted* / economics
  • Reproductive Techniques, Assisted* / ethics
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Determinants of Health* / economics
  • Social Determinants of Health* / ethics
  • Social Determinants of Health* / ethnology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States / epidemiology