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Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2019 Feb 27;28(4):822–829. doi: 10.1002/pon.5027

Table 4.

Exploratory bivariate analyses of barriers as correlates of fertility consultation

	No fertility consultation (n=115) Mean (SD)	Fertility consultation (n=124) Mean (SD)
I haven’t been feeling well enough to have a fertility consultation.	2.13 (0.98)	1.91 (0.90)
Having a fertility consultation would force me to make difficult decisions.	2.62 (1.17)	2.92 (1.14)^*
It is too much trouble to have a fertility consultation.	2.43 (1.13)	1.79 (0.83)^*
Having a fertility consultation is too expensive.	3.60 (1.11)	2.63 (1.29)^*
I’m afraid that if I have a fertility consultation I might find out bad news.	3.14 (1.13)	3.02 (1.12)

p < 0.05