Lori A. Kessler|Benjamin M. Craig|Sarah Plosker|Damon R. Reed|Gwendolyn P. Quinn
Infertility evaluation and treatment among women in the United States
University of South Florida|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida|Moffitt Cancer Center
examine characteristics women seeking infertility evaluation treatmentcrosssectional survey based inperson interviews followed twostep hurdle analysisnot applicable4558 married cohabitating women ages 25 44 yearsnonelikelihood seeking preliminary infertility evaluation seeking infertility treatment evaluated treatment type providedof 623 women 137 reported seeking infertility evaluation 328 reported undergoing subsequent infertility treatment age marriage marital status education health insurance status raceethnicity religion associated likelihood seeking infertility evaluation example predicted probability nonwhite woman married age 25 seek evaluation 12 probability increased 34 white women graduate degree married age 30 among women evaluated income employment status ethnicity correlated strongly likelihood seeking infertility treatment infertility drug therapy frequent treatment used reproductive surgery vitro fertilization ivf used least oftenthe use infertility services random understanding sociodemographic factors correlated use may assist new couples family planning roughly 50 women evaluated infertility progressed treatment small proportion treated advanced assisted reproductive technologies vitro fertilization future research aimed improving access effective healthcare treatments within boundaries affordability warranted