Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1.
Provider types and outcomes.
- Figure 2.
Time to pregnancy leading to live birth. CI, confidence interval.
Tables
Population Cohort (n = 434) Clinic Cohort (n = 433) Combined Cohorts (n = 867) No. % No. % No. % Household income <$12,000 8 2 4 1 12 1 -$12,001-$25,000 20 5 14 3 34 4 -$25,001-$50,000 129 30 87 20 216 25 -$50,001-$75,000 159 37 124 29 283 33 -$75,001-$100,000 67 15 108 25 175 20 >$100,000 35 8 76 18 111 13 No answer 16 4 20 5 36 4 Insurance coverage for infertility testing and/or treatment None, unsure, or no answer 310 71 358 83 668 77 Some coverage other than IVF 111 26 62 14 173 20 IVF coverage 13 3 13 3 26 3 Religious preference None 38 9 37 9 75 9 Latter-Day Saint 343 79 319 74 662 76 Catholic 6 1 17 4 23 3 Other Christian 21 5 40 9 61 7 Other non-Christian 13 3 10 2 23 3 No answer 13 3 10 2 23 3 Religious attendance Never 58 13 46 11 104 12 Monthly or less 56 13 63 15 119 14 Weekly or more 310 71 315 73 625 72 No answer 10 2 9 2 19 2 Body mass index (kg/m2) <25 194 45 206 48 400 46 25–30 107 25 97 22 204 24 >30 97 22 94 22 191 22 No answer 36 8 36 8 72 8 Age (years) at beginning of first attempt to conceive <25 274 63 201 46 475 55 25–30 141 32 161 37 302 35 >30 19 4 67 15 86 10 No answer 0 0 4 1 4 0 Age (years) at first infertility visit <25 151 35 145 33 296 34 25–30 173 40 168 39 341 39 >30 35 8 112 26 147 17 Not applicable or no answer 75 17 8 2 83 10 Cumulative months attempting to conceive before first infertility visit ≤11 125 29 156 36 281 32 12–23 156 36 190 44 346 40 24–35 47 11 41 9 88 10 >36 31 7 42 10 73 8 Not applicable or no answer 75 17 4 1 79 9 IVF, in vitro fertilization.
- Table 2.
Association between Select Characteristics and Likelihood of Seeing a Fertility Subspecialist First
General Provider First Fertility Specialist First Relative Risk of Seeing a Fertility Specialist First (95% CI) No. % No. % Overall 732 92 67 8 — Recruitment method General population 346 94 22 6 ref. Fertility clinic 386 90 45 10 1.74 (1.07–2.85) Household income ≤$50,000 218 94 14 6 ref. -$50,001-$75,000 241 92 21 8 1.32 (0.69–2.55) >$75,000 243 90 28 10 1.71 (0.92–3.17) Insurance coverage for infertility testing and/or treatment None or unsure 546 91 54 9 ref. Some coverage other than IVF 161 93 12 7 0.77 (0.42–1.41) IVF coverage 25 96 1 4 0.43 (0.06–2.97) Religious preference None 56 88 8 13 ref. Latter-day Saint 570 92 47 8 0.61 (0.30–1.23) Other than Latter-day Saint 86 89 11 11 0.91 (0.39–2.13) Religious attendance Never 83 90 9 10 ref. Monthly or less 95 92 8 8 0.79 (0.32–1.97) Weekly or more 537 92 49 8 0.85 (0.43–1.68) Body mass index (kg/m2) <25 337 91 32 9 ref. 25–30 176 93 13 7 0.79 (0.43–1.47) >30 159 91 16 9 1.05 (0.59–1.87) Age (years) at beginning of first attempt to conceive <25 406 93 29 7 ref. 25–30 251 91 26 9 1.41 (0.85–2.34) >30 71 86 12 14 2.17 (1.15–4.07) Age (years) at first infertility visit <25 279 94 17 6 ref. 25–30 316 93 25 7 1.27 (0.70–2.32) >30 123 84 24 16 2.84 (1.58–5.12) Cumulative months attempting to conceive before first infertility visit ≤11 266 95 15 5 ref. 12–23 311 90 35 10 1.89 (1.06–3.39) ≥24 145 90 16 10 1.86 (0.95–3.66) Bolded values in RR (95% CI) are those which are statistically significant.
CI, confidence interval; IVF, in vitro fertilization; ref., reference category.
