Fertility Treatment, Use of in Vitro Fertilization, and Time to Live Birth Based on Initial Provider Type.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore the relationship between the type of clinician (generalist vs subspecialist) initially seen by infertile women, the treatment received, and the time to pregnancy.

Methods

We analyzed mixed-mode questionnaire data from 867 women with primary infertility enrolled into a retrospective cohort through population- and fertility clinic-based sampling. We compared women presenting first to generalist providers with women presenting first to fertility subspecialists, with the main outcomes of receiving in vitro fertilization (IVF), time to pregnancy, and live birth.

Results

The first contact for most (84%) women with infertility was a generalist provider. Only 8% of women sought care first from a fertility subspecialist, and these women were older and had be

SUBMITTER: Boltz MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5533589 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature