Patients’ perspectives on allocation of publicly funded in vitro fertilization in Ontario: a qualitative study

摘要

Background:The aim of this study was to determine consumers’ perspectives on fair allocation of publicly funded in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the recently implemented Ontario Fertility Program (OFP). The research questions were as follows: 1) What factors do those who require IVF think are important to consider when distributing funded IVF? and 2) What are the barriers to accessing publicly funded IVF?