Table 1 |
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Demographic composition of women participants |
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Characteristic |
N = 8 |
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Age (years) |
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25-30 |
2 |
|
30-35 |
2 |
|
35-40 |
3 |
|
40-45 |
1 |
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|
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Marital Status |
|
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Married |
7 |
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Co-habiting |
1 |
|
|
|
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Ethnic background |
|
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Australian |
7 |
|
European |
0 |
|
Scandinavian |
1 |
|
Asian |
0 |
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|
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Household income ($A per annum) |
|
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75 - 100,000 |
5 |
|
100 - 125,000 |
2 |
|
>200,000 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Length of infertility (years) |
|
|
1-2 |
6 |
|
2-5 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Number of IVF treatments |
|
|
1-3 |
4 |
|
4-6 |
3 |
|
7-10 |
0 |
|
>10 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Aetiology of infertility |
|
|
Male factor |
2 |
|
Female factor |
2 |
|
Combination |
1 |
|
Unknown |
3 |
|
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|
|
Parity |
|
|
Pregnant |
6 |
|
Not pregnant |
2 |
|
|
|
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Number of acupuncture treatments |
|
|
1-4 |
2 |
|
5-10 |
2 |
|
10+ |
4 |
|
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|
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Previous use of CMs |
|
|
Yes |
4 |
|
No |
4 |
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de Lacey et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009 9:50 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-9-50 |
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