Table 2.
Physician Knowledge and Attitudes About UTxa
| Variable | No. (%) of respondents |
|---|---|
| Heard of UTx (N=447) | |
| Yes | 279 (62.4) |
| No | 168 (37.6) |
| Heard about UTx from (N=343) | |
| Social media or news source | 184 (53.6) |
| Medical society | 87 (25.4) |
| Other | 72 (21.0) |
| UTx is relevant to practice (N=446) | |
| Yes | 80 (17.9) |
| No | 228 (51.1) |
| Maybe | 138 (30.9) |
| Would introduce UTx to AUFI patient (N=446) | |
| Yes | 160 (35.9) |
| No | 81 (18.2) |
| Maybe | 205 (46.0) |
| UTx for pregnancy is ethically justifiable (N=433) | |
| Yes | 195 (45.0) |
| No | 44 (10.2) |
| Under certain circumstances | 94 (21.7) |
| Not sure | 100 (23.1) |
| Moral and ethical factors in UTx (N=1661)b | |
| Religious perspectives | 129 (7.8) |
| Risk to donor | 331 (19.9) |
| Risk to recipient | 393 (23.7) |
| Risk to child | 342 (20.6) |
| Use of medical resources | 284 (17.1) |
| Importance of reproduction | 165 (9.9) |
| Other | 17 (1.0) |
| Regulation of UTx (N=863)b | |
| Institution | 136 (15.8) |
| Professional societies | 177 (20.5) |
| Similar to other solid organ transplants | 318 (36.8) |
| FDA | 195 (22.6) |
| Other | 37 (4.3) |
| Financial coverage of infertility treatment (N=411) | |
| Individual | 160 (38.9) |
| Institution | 3 (0.7) |
| Private insurance | 186 (45.3) |
| Medicaid | 4 (1.0) |
| Other | 58 (14.1) |
| Financial coverage of UTx (N=413) | |
| Individual | 193 (46.7) |
| Institution | 6 (1.5) |
| Private insurance | 147 (35.6) |
| Medicaid | 3 (0.7) |
| Other | 64 (15.5) |
a
AUFI = absolute uterine factor infertility; FDA = US Food and Drug Administration; UTx = uterus transplant.
b
Participants were allowed to choose more than one answer.