Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Survey Respondents
| Respondent answers | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Primary role in the IVF clinic | |
| Physician | 26 (50) |
| Other | 26 (50) |
| What type of setting best describes your practice? | |
| Academic | 17 (65.4) |
| Private practice | 7 (26.9) |
| Other | 2 (7.7) |
| How many physicians are in your practice? | |
| 1 | 3 (11.5) |
| 2–4 | 11 (42.3) |
| 5–9 | 9 (34.6) |
| 10 or more | 3 (11.5) |
| If you are a physician, are you board certified? | |
| Yes, in reproductive endocrinology and infertility | 19 (73.1) |
| Yes, in obstetrics and gynecology only | 5 (19.2) |
| No, but board eligible | 1 (3.8) |
| Yes, in other specialty | 1 (3.8) |
| How many years have you been in practice since finishing fellowship? | |
| 2–4 | 6 (25) |
| 5–9 | 8 (33.3) |
| 10 or more | 9 (37.5) |
| Not applicable | 1 (4.2) |
| Before 2007, approximately how many patients a year did you see for fertility preservation for a medical condition? | |
| None | 10 (41.7) |
| Less than 9 | 6 (25) |
| 10–25 | 4 (16.7) |
| 25 or more | 1 (4.2) |
| Unknown | 3 (12.5) |
| Last year (2013), how many fertility preservation patients did you see for a medical condition (e.g., cancer, lupus, etc.)? | |
| 0 | 3 (12.5) |
| Less than 9 | 3 (12.5) |
| 10–24 | 11 (45.8) |
| 25 or more | 7 (29.2) |
| Last year (2013), how many patients did you see in your clinic who are under 18 years of age? | |
| 0 | 6 (25) |
| Less than 9 | 11 (45.8) |
| 10–24 | 3 (12.5) |
| 25 or more | 4 (16.7) |
| Is your IVF clinic affiliated with a Children's Hospital? | |
| Yes | 13 (54.2) |
| No | 8 (33.3) |
| Not applicable | 3 (12.5) |
| Is your IVF clinic partnered with a reproductive urologist? | |
| Yes—we have one on staff as part of our REI practice | 9 (37.5) |
| Yes—we are able to easily refer to a reproductive urologist | 11 (45.8) |
| No | 4 (16.7) |
| Does your clinic work with personnel (patient navigators) to help patients who seek fertility preservation for medical conditions efficiently receive information and care? | |
| Yes | 11 (45.8) |
| No | 13 (54.2) |
| Does your clinic offer IVF patients counseling with a psychologist | |
| Yes—mandatory | 3 (13) |
| Yes—optional | 17 (74) |
| No | 3 (13) |
| Does your clinic offer social fertility preservation (e.g., IVF for women who want to delay child-bearing)? | |
| Yes | 20 (87) |
| No | 3 (13) |
IVF, in vitro fertilization; REI, reproductive endocrinology and infertility.