Table 3.
Impact of infertility in female respondents, adjusted model
| Characteristic | Sexual impact (n = 382) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | P value | |
| Perceived infertility etiology∗ | |||
| Male factor only | 21 | 5.2 | ref |
| Male and female factors | 34 | 4.4 | .01 |
| Female factor only | 32 | 3.4 | <.01 |
| Unexplained | 32 | 3.5 | <0.01 |
| Age (y)∗ | |||
| <40 | 21 | 5.2 | ref |
| ≥40 | 14 | 2.5 | <.01 |
| Duration of infertility (mo)∗ | |||
| <6 | 21 | 5.2 | ref |
| 6–48 | 13 | 4.4 | .05 |
| 48–60 | 21 | 7.4 | .98 |
| >60 | 32 | 6.3 | .10 |
| Unknown | 30 | 5.0 | .09 |
ref = referent; SE = standard error.
∗
Adjusted model includes perceived infertility diagnosis, age, duration of infertility, duration of marriage, and previous biological children.