Table 3 Relationship Status and Reproductive Outcomes Following Elective Egg Freezing (EEF) among Study Participants in the US and Israel
US | ISRAEL | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Years Elapsed Since EEF Undertaken | ||||||
Same year | 40 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 27 |
1 year | 28 | 25 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 26 |
2 years | 21 | 18 | 13 | 36 | 34 | 23 |
3 years | 12 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 |
4 years | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
5 or more years (5–11) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Wouldn’t reveal date of EEF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | < 1 |
Total | 114 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 150 | 100 |
Relationship Status Following EEF (@ Time of Interview) | ||||||
Still Single | 89 | 78 | 27 | 75 | 116 | 78 |
Partnered | 17 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 |
Married | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
TOTAL | 114 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 150 | 100 |
Status of Those Women Partnered/Married | ||||||
Equal Partnership (Education, Age, No Children from Prior Relationship) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
Partner Divorced without Children | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Partner Divorced with Children | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Partner Significantly Younger | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Partner Significantly Older/Retired | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Partner Significantly Less Educated | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5 |
Partner Significantly Less Educated/Divorced | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5 |
Partner Significantly Less Educated/Divorced with Children | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5 |
Partner Significantly Less Educated/Younger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5 |
Partner with Alcohol or Legal Issues | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
TOTAL AND PERCENT OF TOTAL N | 25 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 22 |
Pregnancy and Live Birth Outcomes Post EEF (@ Time of Interview) | ||||||
Child Born from Frozen Oocyte Conception | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5 |
Child Born from Natural Conception (No Frozen Oocytes Used) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Child Born from Donor Sperm (Single Mother by Choice, No Frozen Oocytes Used) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Child Born from IUI, IVF or Surrogacy (No Donor Sperm, No Frozen Oocytes Used) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Currently Pregnant from Frozen Oocyte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5 |
Currently Pregnant from Natural Conception | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Currently Pregnant from Donor Sperm (Single Mother by Choice, No Frozen Oocytes Used) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
TOTAL AND PERCENT OF TOTAL N | 13 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 |
Women Who Had Used Frozen Oocytes (by Time of Interview) | ||||||
All Oocytes Thawed, One Live Birth, One Blastocyst Remaining | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5 |
All Oocytes Thawed, Currently Pregnant, 24 Embryos Remaining | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .5 |
All Oocytes Thawed, No Fertilization | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
TOTAL AND PERCENT OF TOTAL N | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |