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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2018 Jun;109(6):1121–1126. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.02.130

Table 2.

Reasons why women sought care elsewhere.

Reason All (n = 106) <30y (n = 12) 30 to < 35 y (n = 33) 35 to < 40 y (n = 44) 40–42 y (n = 17) P value
Wanted a second opinion 59 (55.7) 8 (66.7) 20 (60.6) 26(59.1) 5 (29.4) .12
Not happy with my care 43 (40.6) 4(33.3) 15(45.5) 17(38.6) 7(41.2) .88
Heard good things about another center 29 (27.4) 5(41.7) 8 (24.2) 11(25.0) 5 (29.4) .65
Moved 15(14.2) 2(16.7) 5(15.2) 7(15.9) 1 (5.9) .80
Advised to stop treatment 6(5.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.0) 4(9.1) 1 (5.9) .72
Insurance change required a new center 2(1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (4.5) 0 (0.0) .74
Other 30 (28.3) 4(33.3) 6(18.2) 13(29.5) 7(41.2) .34

Note:Data presented as n (%). Women could choose more than one response, so totals may sum to more than 100%.

Domar. Why insured women terminate IVF treatment. Fertil Sterii 2018.