Table 6. Reasons selected by clinicians to recommend (n=1,039) or not recommend (n=177) the use of AOX in treatment of male infertility.

Reasons to recommend	Self-reported responses	Reasons not to recommend	Self-reported responses
Scientific evidence	718 (69.1)	Lack of scientific evidence	85 (48.0)
Personal experience	616 (59.3)	Unfamiliar with the field	76 (42.9)
Relevant knowledge	271 (26.1)	Personal experience	14 (7.9)
Advice from peers	235 (22.6)	Other	23 (13.0)
Trained by someone that uses them	222 (21.4)
Patient request/feedback	185 (17.8)

Values are presented as number (%^*).

AOX: antioxidants.

^*Percentage was calculated based on the total number of participants who answered these multiple option questions.