Table 4 Use and outcome of medical treatments for infertilitya
From: Can men be trusted in population-based surveys to report couples’ medical care for infertility?
Respondent’s gender | P-valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||
Treatment(s) used by the couple | |||
Ovarian stimulation | 84% (76–90) | 87% (82–91) | 0.48 |
IVFc | 36% (28–45) | 31% (25–37) | 0.31 |
Artificial insemination with husband sperm | 28% (21–37) | 24% (19–30) | 0.41 |
Artificial insemination with donor sperm | 5% (2–11) | 3% (1–6) | 0.22 |
Surgical intervention | 13% (7–24) | 13% (9–19) | 0.98 |
Other treatment | 23% (16–32) | 22% (17–28) | 0.78 |
First treatment used by the couple | 0.77 | ||
Ovarian stimulation | 70% (59–79) | 73% (67–79) | |
IVFc | 5% (2–10) | 3% (2–6) | |
Artificial insemination with husband sperm | 3% (1–7) | 3% (1–8) | |
Artificial insemination with donor sperm | 1% (0–7) | 0% (n = 0) | |
Other | 21% (13–32) | 20% (15–26) | |
Last treatment used by the coupled | 0.68 | ||
Ovarian stimulation | 36% (27–45) | 44% (37–51) | |
IVFc | 24% (17–33) | 21% (16–27) | |
Artificial insemination with husband sperm | 12% (7–19) | 13% (9–18) | |
Artificial insemination with donor sperm | 2% (1–9) | 2% (1–5) | |
Other | 26% (17–37) | 20% (15–27) | |
Outcome of couple’s treatment(s) | 0.75 | ||
Birth | 58% (48–67) | 59% (52–66) | |
No birth including: | 42% (33–52) | 41% (34–48) | |
Treatment(s) stopped | 29% (21–38) | 29% (23–36) | |
Treatment(s) ongoing at time of survey | 14% (8–22) | 12% (8–17) | |
Miscarriage during treatment(s) | 24% (17–33) | 19% (14–25) | 0.32 |
Treatment experiences of the respondent | 0.01 | ||
Very difficult | 14% (9–21) | 29% (23–35) | |
Difficult | 37% (28–47) | 38% (31–44) | |
Not difficult | 49% (39–59) | 34% (27–41) | |
Treatment consequences in the respondent’s life | |||
Disturbances in sexual life | 38% (29–48) | 44% (37–51) | 0.33 |
Disturbances in couple’s life | 38% (30–48) | 45% (38–51) | 0.29 |
Disturbances in social life | 19% (13–27) | 29% (23–35) | 0.05 |
Disturbances in professional life | 22% (14–33) | 24% (19–30) | 0.76 |
No disturbance | 42% (33–52) | 39% (33–46) | 0.65 |