Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 20)
| Characteristic | n |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 8 |
| Female | 12 |
|
| |
| Age, years | |
| 30–34 | 4 |
| 35–39 | 14 |
| >40 | 2 |
|
| |
| Clinic | |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 |
|
| |
| Funding | |
| Private | 2 |
| NHS | 18 |
|
| |
| Cause of infertility | |
| Male | 7 |
| Female | 6 |
| Male and female | 2 |
| Unknown | 5 |
|
| |
| Treatment received | |
| Medical | 3 |
| Assisted | 17 |
|
| |
| Previous failed treatment attempts | |
| 0 | 5 |
| 1–3 | 12 |
| ≥4 | 3 |
|
| |
| Duration of treatment from GP referral to current conception, years | |
| <1 | 5 |
| 1–3 | 9 |
| >3 | 6 |
|
| |
| Duration of infertility from first attempt to conceive to current conception, years | |
| >2 | 3 |
| 2–3 | 6 |
| >3 | 11 |