ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2020
Minimal access to male fertility prices online: an analysis of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) clinics.
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- Can semen analysis be utilized as a screening tool for overall health in young men?International journal of impotence research · 2025Review
- Understanding general public and healthcare provider knowledge gaps in male factor infertility.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Impact of GLP-1 Agonists on Male Reproductive Health-A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThough insurance coverage is evolving for male infertility services, most patients continue to pay out of pocket. These costs such as semen analysis and intracytoplasmic sperm injection preparation may affect the utilization of those services. We sought to determine online price transparency specifically for male infertility services on the websites of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics in the US.
methodsIn this cross-sectional analysis, pricing data was acquired from each clinic on the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) website as of July 2019. Each website was examined for availability and cost of services. Pricing data that required applying for a quote or a phone call was excluded. Mean price was calculated for each service. Additionally, practice location in an insurance coverage mandated state (ICMS) was also analyzed to evaluate for any effect on price transparency.
resultsOnly 24.7% (89/361) of SART clinic websites included any pricing information. Of clinics with websites (361/383), 16.3% (59/361) had ≥2 prices reported and only 5.0% (18/361) had ≥6 prices reported. Only 3.6% (13/361) reported prices for male-related infertility services. Average semen analysis price was $161 of 10 reporting clinics. Four clinics reported sperm cryopreservation or annual sperm storage price, $388 and $555, respectively. Sperm retrieval cost $244 at the two reporting clinics. ICMS did not affect male price transparency, ICMS 3.1% (6/194)
conclusionsPrice transparency of SART clinics on websites is relatively poor with only about one-quarter of clinics providing any cost information at all. Male infertility related pricing information is even more rarely reported compared to other IVF services potentially causing a stronger barrier for males to pursue infertility treatment.
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