Table 5

Cost-minimization analysis and (last row) percentage variation of economical parameters in r-FSH vs. HP-uFSH treatment


Mean FSH IU/cycle (95%CI)
Mean n. of vials/cycle (95%CI) (A)
Cost per vial (€) (B)
Mean cost/cycle (€) (C) = (A) × (B)
Total n. of vials (95%CI) (D) = (A) × 130
N. of deliveries (95%CI) (E)
Total n. of vials/delivery (F) = (D)/(E)
Cost per delivery (€) (B) × (F)

HP-uFSH
844 (741–947)
11.3 (9.9–12.6)
15.55
175.71
1,469 (1,287–1,638)
13 (6–20)
113 (214–82)
1,757.15
r-FSH
668 (575–761)
8.9 (7.7–10.1)
23.40
208.26
1,157 (1,001–1,313)
17 (9–25)
68 (111–53)
1,591.20
%
-20.8
-21.2
+50.5
+18.5
-21.2
+30.8
-39.8
-9.4

Revelli et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2006 4:38   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-4-38