Table 6.
Results of the Reproductive Concern Scale adjusted for males.
| Item on the Reproductive Concerns Scale | Not at All n (%) |
A little Bit n (%) |
Somewhat n (%) |
Quite a Bit n (%) |
Very Much n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have concerns about my ability to have children | 150 (79.4) | 25 (13.2) | 8 (4.2) | 4 (2.1) | 2 (1.1) |
| I am content with the number of children that I have | 53 (29.1) | 10 (5.5) | 8 (4.4) | 14 (7.7) | 97 (53.3) |
| I feel less of a man because of reproductive problems | 163 (84.5) | 23 (11.9) | 5 (2.6) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) |
| An illness/disease has affected my ability to have children | 131 (70.1) | 22 (11.8) | 21 (11.2) | 5 (2.7) | 8 (4.3) |
| I am angry that my ability to have children has been affected | 167 (87.9) | 19 (10) | 3 (1.6) | - | 1 (0.5) |
| I am able to talk openly about my fertility | 64 (35) | 10 (5.5) | 31 (16.9) | 25 (13.7) | 53 (29) |
| Others are to blame for reproductive problems | 178 (94.7) | 5 (2.7) | 3 (1.6) | - | 2 (1.1) |
| I am sad that my ability to have children has been affected | 153 (80.5) | 28 (14.7) | 7 (3.7) | 2 (1.1) | - |
| I was in control over my reproductive future | 108 (57.7) | 14 (7.5) | 18 (9.6) | 22 (11.8) | 25 (13.4) |
| I feel guilt about my reproductive problems | 178 (93.2) | 11 (5.8) | 2 (1) | - | - |
| I have mourned the loss of my ability to have children | 169 (89.4) | 11 (5.8) | 5 (2.6) | 4 (2.1) | - |
| I blame myself for my reproductive problems | 183 (95.8) | 6 (3.1) | 2 (1) | - | - |
| I am frustrated that my ability to have children has been affected | 169 (88.9) | 17 (8.9) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (1.1) | - |
| I am less satisfied with my life because of reproductive problems | 174 (90.6) | 14 (7.3) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1) |