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Table 1: Demographic characteristics of infertile couples
Characteristic Participants in-depth interviews (n = 24)
Median age a (years)
Female 32 (25-46) Male 35 (31-43)
Level of education b (%) (low/medium/high)
Female 8/33/58 2 Male 0/33/67
Last treatment (n)
GP (initial fertility assessment) 2 Initial fertility assessment by gynaecologist 4 OI 2 IUI 4 IVF 4 ICSI 6 TESE 2
Pregnancy achieved (%)
Yes 25
No 75
GP, General Practitioner; OI, Ovulation Induction; IUI, Intra Uterine Insemination; IVF, In Vitro Fertilization; ICSI, Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection; TESE, TEsticular Sperm Extraction
a Median age in years, range between brackets.
b Low, primary or lower vocational education; medium, secondary or intermediate vocational education;
Key clinical issues in fertility care
high, higher professional education or university. Table 2: Demographic characteristics of professionals
Characteristic
Gender
Male
Female
Discipline
GP
Urologist
Gynaecologist
Clinical embryologist
Medical psychologist
Chemist
Occupational physician
Members infertility patient association
GP, General Practitioner
Participants focus Group 1 (n = 9)
6 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Participants focus Group 2 (n = 8)
4 4
4 1 3
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