Table 5.
Principal component factor-based subscales with respective items and item loadings.
| Factor | Label | Item | Loading |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Stigmatisation | It is a private affair so I will not tell anyone | 0.67 |
| I feel stigmatised talking about it | 0.74 | ||
| I think it is embarrassing to talk about the test | 0.79 | ||
| II | Reaction to test answer | I felt upset | 0.77 |
| I felt despair | 0.72 | ||
| I felt embarrassed | 0.68 | ||
| I felt ‘dirty’ | 0.49 | ||
| I do not feel sexually attractive | 0.61 | ||
| I feel relieved | −0.58 | ||
| My partner was upset | 0.62 | ||
| III | Relation to partner | My partner was disappointed | 0.70 |
| My partner was understanding | −0.68 | ||
| My partner and I split up | −0.72 | ||
| IV | Anxiety of infertility | I do not think it will be a problem for me/my partner to become pregnant | 0.80 |
| I do not consider my/my partner's chances of becoming pregnant different now compared with before | 0.88 | ||
| I am nervous that my/my partner's chances of becoming pregnant are reduced | −0.62 | ||
| V | Emotional impact | I have a need for someone to talk to | 0.69 |
| It had no emotional impact on me | −0.68 | ||