Table 2. A French national survey.

MAR burden in the whole studied population (n = 1045) and in the three main subgroups of the respondents (n = 942). Responses to the question: “When you encountered first difficulties in having a child, what were all the questions you asked yourself at that time?”.

	All (%)	People still undergoing MAR n = 199 (19%)	People for whom MAR led to a live birth n = 522 (50%)	People who dropped out of ART n = 221 (21%)
	n = 1045 (100%)
		(B)	(C)	(D)
Will I ever have a child?	n = 593 (57%)	n = 90 (45%)	n = 337 (65%) (+BD)	n = 119 (54%)
Is it my fault?	n = 485 (46%)	n = 85 (43%)	n = 259 (50%)	n = 104 (47%)
Will I have to adopt?	n = 371 (36%)	n = 62 (31%)	n = 201 (38%)	n = 86 (39%)
Is it my partner’s fault?	n = 365 (35%)	n = 59 (30%)	n = 207 (40%) (+B)	n = 75 (34%)
Will I be eligible for ART?	n = 228 (22%)	n = 47 (24%)	n = 107 (20%)	n = 50 (23%)
Is it related to my lifestyle?	n = 197 (19%)	n = 39 (20%)	n = 99 (19%)	n = 40 (18%)
Is there a l history in my family or that of my partner’s?	n = 203 (19%)	n = 38 (19%)	n = 106 (20%)	n = 41 (19%)
Is it related to my weight?	n = 176 (17%)	n = 44 (22%) (+D)	n = 87 (17%)	n = 28 (13%)
Is it hereditary?	n = 168 (16%)	n = 33 (17%)	n = 83 (16%)	n = 40 (18%)
Is it related to my diet?	n = 150 (14%)	n = 41 (21%) (+C)	n = 58 (11%)	n = 35 (16%)
Is it related to my professional environment?	n = 122 (12%)	n = 26 (13%)	n = 57 (11%)	n = 19 (10%)

(+B, +C, +D) p <0.05 Significant statistical superior differences between People still undergoing MAR, People for whom MAR led to a live birth and People who dropped out of MAR