Utilization of fertility treatment and reproductive choices by lesbian couples Olivia J. Carpinello, M.D., Mary Casey Jacob, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., John Nulsen, M.D., Claudio Benadiva, M.D., H.C.L.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 106, Issue 7, Pages 1709-1713.e4 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.050 Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Source of children alive at presentation, n = 116. Fertility and Sterility 2016 106, 1709-1713.e4DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.050) Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Mean number of cycles needed to achieve a live birth, according to method of conception. Error bars demonstrate SD. Fertility and Sterility 2016 106, 1709-1713.e4DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.050) Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Supplemental Figure 1 The number of lesbian couples that have presented between 2005 and 2014. Data from 2004 and 2015 are excluded from this graph secondary to incomplete data from those years. Restart patients were defined as patients who returned to treatment after a successful live birth. Fertility and Sterility 2016 106, 1709-1713.e4DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.050) Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Supplemental Figure 2 Relationship status of lesbian couples at the time of presentation. *Committed relationship was defined as couples not in a formal contract with one another (such as a civil union or marriage) and not otherwise promised to soon enter such a contract (engaged). Fertility and Sterility 2016 106, 1709-1713.e4DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.050) Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Supplemental Figure 3 Family size. (A) Mean number of total children per couple over time. (B) Children born through ART (n = 272) and types of gestations. Fertility and Sterility 2016 106, 1709-1713.e4DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.050) Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Supplemental Figure 4 Percentage of multiple gestations over time. Data from 2004 and 2015 are excluded from this graph secondary to incomplete data from those years. The trend line demonstrates that the percentage of pregnancies that are multiple gestations has decreased over time. Fertility and Sterility 2016 106, 1709-1713.e4DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.08.050) Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions