Age of female: years, mean (SD) | 30 (6) | 31 (6) | 31 (6) |
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Trying to conceive: months, mean (SD) | 24 (15) | 23 (15) | 23 (15) |
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Primary infertility: female, n (%) | 207 (56) | 175 (59) | 382 (57) |
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Couple fertility status, n (%) |
Primary infertilitya | 171 (46) | 150 (51) | 321 (48) |
Secondary infertilityb | 104 (28) | 82 (28) | 186 (28) |
Tertiary infertilityc | | | |
Female primary and male secondary | 35 (9) | 26 (9) | 61 (9) |
Female secondary and male primary | 30 (8) | 21 (7) | 51 (8) |
Both secondary, other union | 31 (8) | 18 (6) | 49 (7) |
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Referred by GP: total, n (%) | 266 (71) | 213 (72) | 479 (72) |
To tertiary care NHSd, n (% of total referred) | 135 (36) | 116 (39) | 251 (37) |
To secondary care NHSe, n (% of total referred) | 116 (31) | 85 (29) | 201 (30) |
Privately | 15 (4) | 12 (4) | 27 (4) |