Assessing the use of assisted reproductive technology in the United States by non–United States residents

Abstract

This analysis showed that non-U.S. resident cycles accounted for a growing share of all U.S. ART cycles and made higher use of specialized treatment techniques. This study provides important baseline data on CBRC in the U.S. and may also prove to be useful to organizations interested in improving access to fertility treatments.

Updated status of assisted reproductive technology activities in the Asia‐Oceania region

“…Despite controversies from medical and ethical perspectives, this is unavoidable in the globalizing world . Data from Europe and America suggested that about 3–5% of ART activities carried out in recent years involved cross‐border patients . It is certainly worthwhile to look into such data in our region in future surveys.…”

“…4,5 Data from Europe and America suggested that about 3-5% of ART activities carried out in recent years involved cross-border patients. [5][6][7] It is certainly worthwhile to look into such data in our region in future surveys.…”

Diversity of international surrogacy arrangements: considerations for cross-border reproductive care

“…This is an important question because the U.S. has become a popular destination for cross-border reproductive care. In the 8-year period from 2006 to 2013, residents of 147 other countries underwent assisted reproduction in the U.S. (5).…”

Where has the quest for conception taken us? Lessons from anthropology and sociology

“…In another major study from North America, it was estimated that approximately 4% of patients treated with IVF in the USA were from other countries (Hughes et al, 2016;Hughes and DeJean, 2010), and that 6% of Canadian IVF patients left their country for treatment, including to the USA, mostly for donor oocytes (80%). A recent detailed analysis of the extent and scope of reproductive travel to the USA shows a doubling of incoming patients over the 7-year reporting period from 2006 to 2013 (Levine et al, 2017). Using data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National ART Surveillance System, the study shows that 1.2% of all ART cycles performed in 2006 were for non-US residents, but that the number increased to 2.8% of all ART cycles in 2013.…”