Table 1.
Demographic composition of women participants
| Characteristic | N = 8 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 25-30 | 2 |
| 30-35 | 2 |
| 35-40 | 3 |
| 40-45 | 1 |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 7 |
| Co-habiting | 1 |
| Ethnic background | |
| Australian | 7 |
| European | 0 |
| Scandinavian | 1 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Household income ($A per annum) | |
| 75 - 100,000 | 5 |
| 100 - 125,000 | 2 |
| >200,000 | 1 |
| Length of infertility (years) | |
| 1-2 | 6 |
| 2-5 | 2 |
| Number of IVF treatments | |
| 1-3 | 4 |
| 4-6 | 3 |
| 7-10 | 0 |
| >10 | 1 |
| Aetiology of infertility | |
| Male factor | 2 |
| Female factor | 2 |
| Combination | 1 |
| Unknown | 3 |
| Parity | |
| Pregnant | 6 |
| Not pregnant | 2 |
| Number of acupuncture treatments | |
| 1-4 | 2 |
| 5-10 | 2 |
| 10+ | 4 |
| Previous use of CMs | |
| Yes | 4 |
| No | 4 |