Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Professional background | |
| Sperm bank director | 6 (32) |
| Genetic counselor (GC) | 5 (26) |
| Medical Geneticista(MG) | 4 (21) |
| IVF specialists | 4 (21) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 7 (37) |
| Female | 12 (63) |
| Geographic area | |
| North | 2 (10) |
| Center | 8 (42) |
| Jerusalem | 4 (22) |
| South | 5 (26) |
| Years of experiencea,b | |
| 5–10 | 4 (21) |
| 11–15 | 4 (21) |
| > 15 | 11 (58) |
aIn Israel, medical geneticists first specialize in other fields. All the medical geneticists interviewed in this study were initially trained in and practiced Obstetrics & Gynecology. The years of experience reflect their experience as medical geneticists
bIn Israel all sperm bank directors are trained in and practice Obstetrics & Gynecology and particularly IVF