Table 1 Characteristics of respondents (n = 2,007)
From: Attitudes towards cross-border reproductive care among infertile Japanese patients
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 1,978 | 98.6 |
Male | 15 | 0.7 |
Age (36.3 ± 4.9) | ||
<29 | 179 | 8.9 |
30–39 | 1,261 | 62.8 |
40–49 | 548 | 27.3 |
>50 | 3 | 0.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 1,917 | 95.5 |
Unmarried | 37 | 1.8 |
Employment status | ||
+ | 1,218 | 60.7 |
– | 731 | 36.4 |
Education | ||
Junior high school | 9 | 0.4 |
High school | 351 | 17.5 |
Junior college or technical college | 849 | 42.3 |
University or graduate school | 786 | 39.2 |
Treatment history | ||
<12 months | 438 | 21.8 |
1–2 years | 436 | 21.7 |
2–3 years | 322 | 16.0 |
3–4 years | 275 | 13.7 |
4–5 years | 163 | 8.1 |
>5 years | 279 | 13.9 |
Temperature methoda (n = 1,549) | ||
<1 year | 423 | 27.3 |
1–2 years | 558 | 36 |
2–3 years | 287 | 18.5 |
3–5 years | 181 | 11.7 |
5–10 years | 76 | 4.9 |
>10 | 24 | 1.5 |
Artificial insemination by husband (AIH; n = 971) | ||
1–3 | 410 | 42.2 |
4–5 | 231 | 23.8 |
4–10 | 289 | 29.8 |
>11 | 41 | 4.2 |
Number of IVF cycles (including ovum collection; n = 918) | ||
1–3 | 599 | 65.3 |
4–5 | 131 | 14.3 |
6–10 | 127 | 13.8 |
11–50 | 61 | 6.6 |
Number of pregnancies | ||
0 | 840 | 41.9 |
1 | 605 | 30.1 |
2–3 | 360 | 17.9 |
4–7 | 82 | 4.0 |
Main cause of infertility | ||
Aging | 447 | 22.3 |
Uterine/cervical abnormalities | 288 | 14.3 |
Ovum/ovary-related factors | 253 | 12.6 |
Fallopian tube-related factors | 248 | 12.4 |
Sperm issues | 233 | 11.6 |
Problems with sexual intercourse‡ | 68 | 3.4 |
Repeated miscarriages | 42 | 2.1 |
Premature menopause | 17 | 0.8 |
Not otherwise classified | 208 | 10.4 |