Table 2.
Selected characteristics by reproductive counseling status.
| Factor | Reproductive counseling status |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neither (n = 73) |
Fertility only (n = 46) |
Contraception only (n = 38) |
Both (n = 83) |
|
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 40 | 56.9% (41) | 55.6% (25) | 39.5% (15) | 35.4% (28) |
| 40–49 | 25.0% (18) | 26.7% (12) | 21.1% (8) | 27.9% (22) |
| 50–59 | 8.3% (6) | 11.1% (5) | 29.0% (11) | 21.5% (17) |
| 60 + | 9.7% (7) | 6.7% (3) | 10.5% (4) | 15.2% (12) |
| Gender† | ||||
| Male | 54.2% (39) | 40.0% (18) | 24.3% (9) | 48.8% (40) |
| Female | 45.8% (33) | 60.0% (27) | 75.7% (28) | 51.2% (42) |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 30.0% (21) | 41.3% (19) | 29.0% (11) | 33.7% (28) |
| Southeast | 22.5% (16) | 17.4% (8) | 18.4% (7) | 22.9% (19) |
| Midwest | 21.1% (15) | 13.0% (6) | 31.6% (12) | 15.7% (13) |
| West | 8.5% (6) | 21.7% (10) | 15.8% (6) | 15.7% (13) |
| Southwest | 18.3% (13) | 6.5% (3) | 5.3% (2) | 12.1% (10) |
| Level of practice† | ||||
| Fellow | 41.7% (30) | 19.6% (9) | 23.7% (9) | 14.5% (12) |
| Attending | 58.3% (42) | 80.4% (37) | 76.3% (29) | 85.5% (71) |
| Medical specialty⁎ | ||||
| Gyn Onc | 100% (73) | 100% (46) | 97.4% (37) | 95.2% (79) |
| Med Onc | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 2.6% (1) | 2.4% (2) |
| General GYN | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 2.4% (2) |
| Type of practice | ||||
| Private | 7.4% (5) | 13.0% (6) | 13.5% (5) | 11.0% (9) |
| Academic | 78.0% (53) | 67.4% (31) | 64.9% (24) | 61.0% (50) |
| Community | 14.7% (10) | 19.6% (9) | 21.6% (8) | 28.0% (23) |
| Years in practice | ||||
| 1–5 | 53.4% (39) | 54.4% (25) | 36.9% (14) | 36.6% (30) |
| 6–9 | 12.3% (9) | 17.4% (8) | 15.8% (6) | 8.5% (7) |
| 10–15 | 15.1% (11) | 13.0% (6) | 5.3% (2) | 13.4% (11) |
| 16–20 | 6.9% (5) | 4.4% (2) | 10.5% (4) | 11.0% (9) |
| 21 + | 12.3% (9) | 10.9% (5) | 31.6% (12) | 30.5% (25) |
| Prescribe/administer contraception?† | ||||
| Yes | 74.0% (54) | 71.7% (33) | 86.8% (33) | 91.6% (76) |
| No | 26.0% (19) | 28.3% (13) | 13.2% (5) | 8.4% (7) |
| Refer to GYN or family planning? | ||||
| Yes | 64.4% (47) | 69.6% (32) | 57.9% (22) | 54.9% (45) |
| No | 35.6% (26) | 30.4% (14) | 42.1% (16) | 45.1% (47) |
| Refer to REI?⁎† | ||||
| Yes | 74.0% (54) | 89.1% (41) | 89.5% (34) | 92.8% (77) |
| No | 26.0% (19) | 10.9% (5) | 10.5% (4) | 7.2% (6) |
| Do you feel patients recognize unplanned pregnancy risk? | ||||
| Yes | 44.4% (32) | 58.7% (27) | 60.5% (23) | 62.7% (52) |
| No | 8.3% (6) | 6.5% (3) | 5.3% (2) | 1.2% (1) |
| Sometimes | 47.2% (34) | 34.8% (16) | 34.2% (13) | 36.1% (30) |
| Do you think unplanned pregnancy is a problem in this population? | ||||
| Yes | 81.9% (59) | 78.3% (36) | 73.7% (28) | 87.8% (72) |
| No | 18.1% (13) | 21.7% (10) | 26.3% (1) | 12.2% (10) |
⁎
GynOnc denotes gynecologic oncology, MedOnc denotes medical oncology, general GYN denotes general gynecology, and REI denotes reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
†
p < 0.05.