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The Desire Of Infertile Patients For Multiple Births, Ginny Ryan, S. Zhang, A. Dokras, Craig Syrop, Bradley Van Voorhis
The Desire Of Infertile Patients For Multiple Births, Ginny Ryan, S. Zhang, A. Dokras, Craig Syrop, Bradley Van Voorhis
Bradley J Van Voorhis
OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of infertile women who prefer a multiple birth over a singleton, patient characteristics associated with this desire, and patient knowledge about the risks of multiple births. DESIGN: Prospective analysis. SETTING: Academic university hospital-based infertility center and private general gynecology clinic. PATIENT(S): Four hundred sixty-four female patients with infertility who presented for their initial visit. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Demographic characteristics, infertility history, desire regarding multiple births, knowledge of the risks of multiple births, and goals of infertility evaluation and treatment were determined by using a 41-question survey. Univariate analysis was performed to assess patient characteristics associated …