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. 2011 May 10;26(7):1790–1798. doi: 10.1093/humrep/der139

Table VI.

Preferred scenarios.

Most preferred scenarios
Least preferred scenario
Scenario 1 Scenario 8 Scenario 3
Safer (minor risk, insignificant, of causing infections or allergies) Less safe (higher risk, although insignificant, of causing infections or allergies) Less safe (higher risk, although insignificant, of causing infections or allergies)
More effective (1–2% higher rate of a successful pregnancy) More effective (1–2% higher rate of a successful pregnancy) Less effective (lower rate of a successful pregnancy)
More friendly administration of treatment (treatment administration does not interfere with social and work activities) More friendly administration of treatment (treatment administration does not interfere with social and work activities) More friendly administration of treatment (treatment administration does not interfere with social and work activities)
Price: <€1000 per cycle of ovarian stimulation Price: €1500–€2000 per cycle of ovarian stimulation Price: >€2000 per cycle of ovarian stimulation
Your physician informs you about all possible alternative treatments and involves you in all decisions about the treatments to follow Your physician does not inform you about possible alternative treatments and does not involve you in decisions about treatments to follow Your physician informs you about all possible alternative treatments and involves you in all decisions about the treatments to follow