Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of IVF patients contacted about their surplus frozen pre-embryos
From: Donation of surplus frozen pre-embryos to research in Israel: underlying motivations
Characteristic | Total participants n = 241 | Total patients who donated frozen pre-embryos to research n = 12 | Total interviewees n = 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at the time of freezing (y), mean (range) | 32 (22–44) | 35 (28–43) | 35.6 (31–43) |
Age At the time of data collection (y), mean (range) | 41.5 (29–59) | 44.9 (39–52) | 45.8 (39–52) |
Religion n (%) | |||
Jewish | 196 (81.3 %) | 9 (75 %) | 6 (75 %) |
Muslim | 15 (6.2 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) |
Christian | 2 (0.8 %) | 1 (8.3 %) | 1 (12.5 %) |
Unknown | 28 (11.6 %) | 2 (16.7 %) | 1 (12.5 %) |
Marital status n (%) | |||
Single | 17 (7.1 %) | 1 (8.3 %) | 1 (12.5 %) |
Married | 194 (80.5 %) | 8 (66.7 %) | 5 (62.5 %) |
Divorced | 28 (11.6 %) | 3 (25 %) | 2 (25 %) |
Widowed | 2 (0.8 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) |
No. of children, mean (SD) | 2.3 (1.1) | 2.1 (1.1) | 1.9 (0.3) |
Causes of infertility n (%) | |||
Male problems | 101 (40.6 %) | 4 (33.2 %) | 3 (37.5 %) |
Tubal and pelvic pathology | 47 (18.9 %) | 2 (16.7 %) | 1 (12.5 %) |
Unexplained infertility | 60 (24.1 %) | 2 (16.7 %) | 2 (25 %) |
Endometriosis | 7 (2.8 %) | 2 (16.7 %) | 2 (25 %) |
Ovulatory dysfunction | 6 (2.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) |
PGD | 13 (5.2 %) | (0 %) | 0 (0 %) |
Fertility preservation | 10 (4 %) | (0 %) | 0 (0 %) |
Other | 5 (2 %) | 2 (16.7 %) | 0 (0 %) |
No. of IVF cycles, mean (SD) | 3 (2.5) | 2.8 (1.6) | 2.9 (1.9) |
Fertilization n (%) | |||
Conventional IVF | 57 (23.7 %) | 8 (66.7 %) | 5 (62.5 %) |
ICSI | 100 (41.5 %) | 3 (25 %) | 2 (25 %) |
Conventional IVF + ICSI | 76 (31.5 %) | 1 (8.3 %) | 1 (12.5 %) |
Unknown | 8 (3.3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) |
Origin of sperm n (%) | |||
Partner | 220 (91.3 %) | 8 (66.7 %) | 5 (63 %) |
Donor | 18 (7.5 %) | 3 (25 %) | 2 (25 %) |
Partner and Donor | 0 (0 %) | 1 (8.3 %) | 1 (12 %) |
Unknown | 3 (1.2 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) |
No. of frozen pre-embryos, mean (SD) | 5.1 (4) | 5.1 (5.1) | 4.1 (5.4) |
Time since the freezing (y), mean (SD) | 9.3 (2.5) | 10.2 (2.3) | 10.2 (1.8) |
Disposition decision n (%) | |||
No response | 85 (35.3 %) | ||
Letter returned | 46 (19.1 %) | ||
Payment for additional 5 years | 38 (15.8 %) | ||
Defrost | 26 (10.8 %) | ||
Frozen embryo transfer | 13 (5.4 %) | ||
Donation to research | 12 (5 %) | 12 (100 %) | 8 (100 %) |
Request for a phone consultation | 16 (6.7 %) | ||
Unknown | 5 (2.1 %) | ||