Table 1.
Respondent Demographics (n = 359)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Type of subspecialtya | |
| General Ob-Gyn | 337 (94) |
| Reproductive endocrinology subspecialty | 15 (4) |
| Urogynecology | 9 (3) |
| Minimally invasive gynecology/laparoscopy | 35 (10) |
| Clinical research | 16 (4) |
| Membership status | |
| CARN | 293 (82) |
| Non-CARN | 66 (18) |
| Years since completing residency | |
| <5 years | 25 (7) |
| 5–10 years | 82 (24) |
| 11–20 years | 94 (27) |
| >20 years | 143 (42) |
| Type of practice | |
| Private practice | 283 (82) |
| Community hospital faculty | 16 (5) |
| University hospital faculty | 37 (11) |
| Other type of practice | 8 (2) |
| Geographical districts | |
| Midwest | 76 (23) |
| Northeast | 69 (21) |
| South | 116 (36) |
| West | 65 (20) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 167 (49) |
| Female | 173 (51) |
| Proportion of time providing direct patient care | |
| 0%–50% | 24 (7) |
| 51%–75% | 40 (12) |
| 76%–100% | 276 (81) |
| Average No. of patients evaluated/month w/heavy menstrual bleeding | |
| 1–10 | 165 (47) |
| 11 or more | 184 (53) |
| Average No. of ablations/month | |
| None | 65 (19) |
| 1–5 | 254 (73) |
| 6 or more | 30 (9) |
| Average No. of hysterectomies performed/month | |
| None | 51 (15) |
| 1–5 | 272 (78) |
| 6 or more | 27 (8) |
| Has friends or family members with heavy menstrual bleeding | |
| Yes | 182 (53) |
| No | 104 (31) |
| Did not know | 56 (16) |
| Use questionnaires in practice (n = 343) | |
| Yes | 235 (69) |
| No | 108 (31) |
a
Could add up to >100% because multiple choices could be selected.