Table 4. Embryo disposition decisions according to nationality.
Belgian(N = 231) | Dutch(N = 95) | p-valueb | |||
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Statement | N | % | N | % | |
Do you want to continue storage? | |||||
Undecided | 2 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.1 | |
Yes | 76 | 32.9 | 47 | 49.5 | 0.006 |
No | 153 | 66,2 | 47 | 49.5 | |
Final EDDa (N = 200) | |||||
Donation to others | 27 | 17.4 | 5 | 10.6 | 0.363 |
Donation for science | 78 | 50.3 | 23 | 48.9 | 0.868 |
Discarding | 37 | 23.9 | 17 | 36.2 | 0.133 |
Consultation of others regarding the decisiona | |||||
Someone at the fertility center | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Family or close friend | 12 | 8.3 | 9 | 20.0 | 0.052 |
Someone else | 4 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.574 |
Nobody | 129 | 89.0 | 36 | 80.0 | 0.133 |
aN = 200 (patients who do not want to continue storage). Data missing for one patient for ‘Final EDD’. Data missing for 10 patients for ‘consultation of others regarding the decision’.
bFishers’ Exact test: significance of difference of distribution of decisions and consultation categories according to patients’ nationality.