Assistive Reproductive Technologies: A Literature Review and ...

DatabasePubmed(www.pubmed.org)CRD Databases (DARE,HTA & NHS EED) http://nhscrd.york.ac.ukEMBASELicensed Resouce (OvidPlatform)Edition or datesearchedJan 8, 2008Jan 8, 2008Jan 8, 2008Search Terms ††1. embryo transfer OR assisted reproductivetechnolog* OR “assisted reproductive techniques”OR assisted conception OR in vitro fertilization ORIVF OR gonadotrophin stimulation2. multiple birth* OR multiple gestation* OR (multipleAND pregnanc*)3. cost or costs or costing or economic oreconomics or expenditures[title] or price[title] orfiscal[title] or funding[title] or financial[title]4. (#1 OR #2) AND #35. pubmednotmedline[sb] or publisher[sb] or inprocess[sb]6. #4 AND #5 Limits: Publication Date from 2002(31 Results)# 1 MeSH Reproductive Techniques, AssistedEXPLODE 1# 2 MeSH Pregnancy, Multiple EXPLODE 1# 3 MeSH Multiple Birth Offspring# 4 #1 OR #2 OR #3 RESTRICT MD 2002 2008(NHS EED Results = 75)Rest of search only on DARE and HTA database#5 cost* OR economic*#6 #4 AND #5(HTA 6 results) (DARE 10 results)1. exp infertility therapy/2. (Assisted reproductive techniques or assistedreproductive technolog*).mp. [mp=title, abstract,subject headings, heading word, drug tradename,original title, device manufacturer, drugmanufacturer name]3. exp Multiple Pregnancy/4. 1 or 2 or 35. “cost”/ or exp “health care cost”/6. (cost$ or economic$ or expenditures or price orfiscal or financial).ti.7. 5 or 68. 4 and 79. limit 8 to yr=”2002 - 2008”10. limit 9 to (editorial or letter or note)11. 9 not 10(366 results)34 Assistive Reproductive Technologies:a Literature Review and Database Analysis