Table 4.

Specific sources of stress among women who reported discontinuing treatment because it was too stressful, n (%).

Source of stress	All (n = 80)	<30y (n = 2)	30 to < 35 (n = 23)	y 35 to < 40 y (n = 35)	40–42 y (n = 20)	P value
Had already given IVF my best chance	52 (65.0)	0 (0.0)	14(60.9)	25(71.4)	13(65.0)	.25
Too anxious or depressed to continue	38 (47.5)	2(100.0)	10(43.5)	17(48.6)	9 (45.0)	.63
Infertility was taking too much of a toll on our relationship	29 (36.3)	0 (0.0)	8 (34.8)	12(34.3)	9 (45.0)	.71
Could not stand the side-effects of the medication	24 (30.0)	1 (50.0)	7 (30.4)	10(28.6)	6 (30.0)	.98
Too difficult to get to the IVF center so often	22 (27.5)	2(100.0)	5(21.7)	11(31.4)	4 (20.0)	.13
Could not stand all the side effects of the injections	19(23.8)	1 (50.0)	7 (30.4)	9(25.7)	2 (10.0)	.24
Getting nervous about possible long-term effects of treatment	18(22.5)	2 (100.0)	4(17.4)	6(17.1)	6 (30.0)	.07
Treatment was too expensive	15(18.8)	0 (0.0)	4(17.4)	3 (8.6)	8 (40.0)	.04
Other	26(32.5)	1 (50.0)	4(17.4)	13(37.1)	8 (40.0)	.27

Note: Women could choose more than one response, so totals may sum to more than 100%.

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