Journal article
Predictors of pregnancy and discontinuation of infertility services among women who received medical help to become pregnant, National Survey of Family Growth, 2002
Fertility and sterility, Vol.91(4), pp.988-997
04/01/2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.057
PMID: 18343375
Abstract
Objective: To determine demographic characteristics associated with pregnancy and, separately, discontinuation of infertility services when unsuccessful at achieving pregnancy, among a national sample of women who received infertility services.
Design: Using a log-linear regression model, we examined associations with becoming pregnant among women who had received infertility services; and using a Cox proportional hazards model, we examined associations with earlier infertility service discontinuation.
Setting: 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 6.
Participant(s): A total of 530 women aged 18-44 years in the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth who had received infertility services.
Intervention(s): None.
Main Outcome Measure(s): Relative risks for predictors of pregnancy after receiving infertility services; median time to discontinuation of infertility services; hazard ratios for predictors of earlier discontinuation of services.
Result(s): Fifty-nine percent of respondents became pregnant while receiving infertility services, and 32% reported discontinuing infertility services before establishing a pregnancy. Women received infertility services for a median of 8 months: among those who discontinued services, more than half did so within I month. Among women who received infertility services, those who were white, nonsmokers, nulliparous.. had insurance coverage, and received more than advice had a higher likelihood of pregnancy. Non-whites, parous women, and smokers discontinued infertility services earlier than others.
Conclusion(s): Patients should be adequately counseled regarding modifiable behaviors and the range of services available before making decisions regarding their infertility. (Fertil Steril (R) 2009;91:988-97. (C) 2009 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Predictors of pregnancy and discontinuation of infertility services among women who received medical help to become pregnant, National Survey of Family Growth, 2002
- Creators
- Sherry L. Farr - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionJohn E. Anderson - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDenise J. Jamieson - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionLee Warner - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMaurizio Macaluso - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Fertility and sterility, Vol.91(4), pp.988-997
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.057
- PMID
- 18343375
- NLM abbreviation
- Fertil Steril
- ISSN
- 0015-0282
- eISSN
- 1556-5653
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2009
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446443402771
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