Table 1.
Medical egg freezing: characteristics of the study population
| Characteristics | Number of women | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | ||
| American | 33 | 73 |
| Israeli | 12 | 27 |
| Medical diagnosis | ||
| Breast cancer | 15 | 33 |
| Blood cancer | 11 | 24 |
| Other cancer | 9 | 20 |
| Other condition | 10 | 22 |
| Educational level | ||
| High school | 11 | 24 |
| University | 16 | 36 |
| Graduate school | 18 | 40 |
| Age at MEF | ||
| < 20 | 5 | 11 |
| 20–29 | 16 | 36 |
| 30–39 | 22 | 49 |
| ≥ 40 | 2 | 4 |
| Year of MEF | ||
| 2000–2010 | 11 | 24 |
| 2011–2016 | 34 | 76 |
| No. of eggs frozen | ||
| < 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 5–10 | 15 | 33 |
| 11–15 | 6 | 13 |
| 16–20 | 8 | 18 |
| 21–25 | 2 | 5 |
| > 26 | 6 | 13 |
| Unsure | 1 | 2 |