Elective egg freezing and its underlying socio-demography: a binational analysis with global implications

Table 1 Elective Egg Freezing in the US and Israel: Characteristics of Study Participants and Their EEF Cycles

Characteristics	United States		Israel		Total
Characteristics	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age at EEF
25–29	1	< 1	0	0	1	1
30–34	19	17	7	19	26	17
35–39	83	73	27	75	110	73
> 40	11	10	2	6	13	9
Total	114	100	36	100	150	100
Year of EEF
Experimental (2000–2010/11)	17	15	0	0	17	11
Clinical Approval (2011/12–2016)	97	85	36	100	133	89
Total	114	100	36	100	150	100
No. EEF Cycles
1	65	57	21	58	86	57
2	35	31	11	30	46	31
3	10	9	1	3	11	8
< 3	4	3	1	3	5	3
Unrevealed^a	0	0	2	6	2	1
Total	114	100	36	100	150	100
Total No. Eggs Stored
< 5	7	6	7	19	14	9
5–10	25	22	11	31	36	24
11–15	20	17	5	14	25	17
16–20	25	22	6	17	31	21
21–25	18	16	2	6	20	14
26–30	7	6	1	3	8	5
31–35	6	5	2	5	8	5
36–40	3	3	0	0	3	2
> 40	3	3	0	0	3	2
Unrevealed^a	0	0	2	5	2	1
Total	114	100	36	100	150	100

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