Table 4.

Impact of infertility in female respondents, adjusted model, stratified by primary and secondary infertility^∗

Characteristic	Sexual impact (n = 382)
Mean	SE	P value
Primary infertility
Perceived infertility etiology
Male factor only	24	3.9	ref
Combined	35	4.8	.02
Female factor only	32	4	.04
Unexplained	33	4.1	.14
Age (y)
<40	24	3.9	ref
≥40	15	2.9	<.01
Duration of infertility (mo)
<6	24	3.9	ref
6–48	33	5.1	.09
48–60	25	7.9	.90
>60	40	7.1	.03
Secondary infertility
Perceived infertility etiology
Male factor only	13.2	1.3	ref
Combined	35	12	.07
Female factor only	30	6.5	.01
Unexplained	25	7	.07
Age (y)
<40	13.2	1.3	ref
≥40	9	4.7	.42
Duration of infertility (mo)
<6	13.2	1.3	ref
6–48	20	8.7	.4
48–60	7	14.5	.64
>60	40	7.1	.03

ref = referent; SE = standard error.

^∗Adjusted model controls for perceived infertility diagnosis, age, duration of infertility, and length of marriage.