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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 3.

All reasons and most important reason why women did not seek further care.

Reason All(n = 199) <30y (n = 16) 30 to < 35 y (n = 51) 35 to <40y (n = 72) 40–42 y (n = 60) P value
Further treatment was too stressful
 Any reason 80 (40.2) 2(12.5) 23 (45.1) 35 (48.6) 20 (33.3) .03
 Most important reason 27(14.3) 0 (0.0) 9(19.1) 12(17.1) 6(10.2) .23
Could not afford out-of-pocket costs
 Any reason 50(25.1) 5(31.3) 6(11.8) 16(22.2) 23 (38.3) .01
 Most important reason 13(6.9) 1 (7.7) 3 (6.4) 2 (2.9) 7(11.9) .21
Lost insurance coverage
 Any reason 49 (24.6) 5(31.3) 6(11.8) 18(25.0) 20 (33.3) .06
 Most important reason 22(11.6) 1 (7.7) 2 (4.3) 9(12.9) 10(16.9) .22
Conceived spontaneously
 Any reason 48(24.1) 5(31.3) 17(33.3) 15(20.8) 11 (18.3) .23
 Most important reason 34(18.0) 5 (38.5) 11 (23.4) 11 (15.7) 7(11.9) .09
Pursuing/have adopted a child
 Any reason 37(18.6) 2(12.5) 7(13.7) 16(22.2) 12 (20.0) .59
 Most important reason 7 (3.7) 1 (7.7) 0 (0.0) 4(5.7) 2 (3.4) .25
Advised to stop treatment
 Any reason 28(14.1) 1 (6.3) 2 (3.9) 10(13.9) 15(25.0) .01
 Most important reason 13(6.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7(10.0) 6(10.2) .07
Pursuing/considering child-free living
 Any reason 20(10.1) 0 (0.0) 4 (7.8) 9(12.5) 7(11.7) .44
 Most important reason 3(1.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.1) 2 (2.9) 0 (0.0) .59
Moved to egg or sperm donation
 Any reason 7 (3.5) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.9) 2 (2.8) 3 (5.0) .94
 Most important reason 4(2.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.1) 2 (2.9) 1 (1.7) 1.00
Other
 Any reason 77 (38.7) 8 (50.0) 20 (39.2) 25 (34.7) 24 (40.0) .71
 Most important reason 66 (34.9) 5 (38.5) 20 (42.6) 21 (30.0) 20 (33.9) .56

Note: Data presented as n (%). Total, n = 189; women could choose more than one response, so totals may sum to more than 100%.

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