Table 2 Participant characteristics
Mean age (SD) | 34.6 (4.4) |
Age range | 26–41 |
Ethnicity | |
   European origins | 75% |
   Asian origins | 10% |
   African origins | 5% |
   Latin, Central, or South American Origins | 5% |
   Indigenous | 5% |
Sexual orientation | |
   Asexual | 10% |
   Bisexual | 10% |
   Heterosexual | 75% |
   Lesbian | 5% |
 Identify as a woman | 100% |
Province | |
   Ontario | 50% |
   Alberta | 25% |
   Manitoba | 10% |
   Newfoundland and Labrador | 10% |
   Saskatchewan | 5% |
 Mean time trying (SD) in months | 30.9 |
 Time trying range in months | 9–97 |
Education level | Â |
   College/ trade school diploma | 20% |
   Some university | 5% |
   Bachelors degree | 45% |
   Master’s degree | 20% |
   Doctorate degree | 10% |
 Mean annual household income | 113 000 +  |
Marital status | |
   Married | 75% |
   Common law | 15% |
   Single, never married | 5% |
   Engaged | 5% |
Reproductive health | Â |
   Previous pregnancy | 40% |
   Previous early pregnancy loss | 40% |
   Late pregnancy loss or stillbirth | 5% |
   Live birth | 15% |
   Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) | 15% |
   Male factor | 15% |
   Diminished ovarian reserve | 35% |
   Repeated pregnancy loss | 5% |
   Endometriosis | 10% |
   Pelvic inflammatory disease | 5% |
   Uterine abnormalities | 10% |
   Tubal blockage | 15% |
   Unexplained | 40% |
Fertility treatment | |
     Current | 90% |
     Ovulation induction | 55% |
   Intrauterine insemination | 45% |
   Egg retrieval | 45% |
   Fresh or frozen embryo transfer | 35% |
   Donor gametes | 10% |
 Mean PHQ-9 score (SD) | 11.1 (3.9) |
   % PHQ-9 > 10 | 50% |
 Mean GAD7 score (SD) | 10.6 (4.4) |
 Mean FertiQoL Core score (SD) | 44.6 (8.4) |
 Mean FertiQoL Emotion subscale (SD) | 29.2 (12.3) |