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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuromuscul Disord. 2016 Sep 16;26(12):860–864. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2016.09.008

Table 2.

Reasons why women with unknown carrier status have not had carrier testing

Are any of the following reasons why you have not had carrier testing? Select all that apply % of respondents, n=44
I am concerned about the financial cost of carrier testing 54.5% (24)
I do not think knowing my carrier status will be beneficial to me 15.9% (7)
I plan to pursue carrier testing, but my test has not been ordered yet 13.6% (6)
I am not sure what the purpose of carrier testing is 6.8% (3)
I do not want to know my carrier status 2.3% (1)
I am waiting for the results of my carrier testing 2.3% (1)
Total question responses 44