Table 3:
Difference in FertiQoL domains in relation to type, cause and duration of infertility and number of IVFs
| Variable | Emotional mean ± sd | Mind/body mean ± sd | Relational mean ± sd | Social mean ± sd | Environment mean ± sd | Tolerability mean ± sd | Total fertiqol mean ± sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of infertility | |||||||
| Primary infertility | 69.6±17.3 | 68.1±19.9 | 81.7±12.5 | 76.2±18.3 | 64.6±18.4 | 61.5±20.5 | 70.3±10.6 |
| Secondary infertility | 74.1±17.2 | 72.7±19.4 | 81.5±12.8 | 79.0±16.5 | 66.8±17.6 | 59.4±18.8 | 72.3±10.7 |
| P value | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.851 | 0.033 | 0.117 | 0.179 | 0.015 |
| Causes of infertility | |||||||
| Male factor | 68.9±17.5 | 66.1±20.9 | 79.9±12.9 | 75.7±18.2 | 64.4±17.6 | 59.3±19.1 | 69.2±10.9 |
| Female factor | 66.7±18.8 | 65.5±20.9 | 79.6±14.1 | 74.2±19.1 | 67.3±18.5 | 55.7±20.3 | 68.2±11.7 |
| Both | 69.5±16.4 | 69.3±20.2 | 82.7±10.5 | 76.5±18.6 | 70.2±15.3 | 61.5±20.1 | 71.6±9.8 |
| Unexplained | 67.4±17.5 | 64.6±18.7 | 84.0±13.4 | 77.1±18.0 | 67.1±17.3 | 57.9±19.6 | 69.7±10.3 |
| P value | 0.715 | 0.733 | 0.134 | 0.744 | 0.302 | 0.237 | 0.377 |
| Duration of infertility | |||||||
| <5 | 70.7±17.8 | 68.1±19.7 | 80.7±12.8 | 76.3±17.7 | 66.1±18.1 | 57.9±19.1 | 70.0±10.4 |
| 5–10 | 64.3±17.8 | 63.2±20.7 | 81.8±12.9 | 74.7±19.6 | 66.7±16.1 | 58.1±21.6 | 68.1±11.8 |
| ≥10 | 62.8±16.3 | 63.6±23.4 | 75.5±16.8 | 74.5±20.9 | 69.5±19.1 | 62.3±18.4 | 68.0±12.3 |
| P value | 0.002 | 0.089 | 0.097 | 0.713 | 0.658 | 0.589 | 0.282 |
| Number ivf | |||||||
| Until 3 | 69.3±17.6 | 67.5±19.5 | 80.9±12.9 | 76.5±17.9 | 66.5±17.9 | 58.7±19.3 | 69.9±10.5 |
| Over 3 | 58.0±18.9 | 55.5±12.2 | 77.2±15.5 | 69.4±21.6 | 66.7±15.9 | 55.1±23.9 | 63.7±13,4 |
| P value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.089 | 0.021 | 0.948 | 0.285 | 0.001 |