Scale item | Factors | Â | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Factor 1: Reproductive health (RH) | ||||
 1. Sexually transmitted infections, including chlamydia, gonorrhoea and HPV (Human Papillomavirus), can affect a woman’s fertility | 0.795 |  |  |  |
 2. A history of endometriosis can affect a woman’s fertility | 0.959 |  |  |  |
 3. A woman’s weight/BMI (Body Mass Index) can affect her fertility | 0.567 |  |  |  |
Factor 2: Lifestyle factors (LSF) | ||||
 4. A woman's diet does not affect her fertility |  | 0.424 |  |  |
 5. Toxins in the environment (i.e., chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals) can affect a woman’s fertility |  | 0.569 |  |  |
 6. Smoking cigarettes can affect a woman’s fertility |  | 0.999 |  |  |
 7. Moderate, sustained exercise can improve a woman's fertility (i.e., up to 4 hours of brisk walking a week) |  | 0.306 |  |  |
Factor 3: Chance of conception (CHC) | ||||
 8. The risk of miscarriage for fit and healthy women is the same, whether they are in their 30s or their 40s |  |  | 0.951 |  |
 9. A woman in her 40s is equally as likely to become pregnant through IVF as a woman in her 30s |  |  | 0.953 |  |
 10. More than half of women and their partners conceive on the first round of IVF |  |  | 0.897 |  |
Factor 4: Ovarian reserve and preservation (ORP) | ||||
 11. Women continue to produce new eggs until they reach menopause |  |  |  | 0.534 |
 12. The primary role of a fertility specialist is to provide IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) to a woman |  |  |  | 0.584 |
 13. A woman who has a regular menstrual cycle is fertile |  |  |  | 0.361 |
 14. Taking vitamin supplements can increase a woman’s ovarian reserve (the number of eggs available to her, and the number of fertile years she has remaining) |  |  |  | 0.343 |
 15. Freezing her eggs guarantees a woman will be able to become pregnant in the future |  |  |  | 0.891 |
% of variance observed | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
Total score | 0.68 | Â |