Table 3 Data sampled from couples on readiness for twins before beginning fertility treatment, stratified by age.
From: Pre-treatment preferences and characteristics among patients seeking in vitro fertilisation
Twins would be a very undesirable outcome | I would be a little worried about having twins | It is irrelevant & I don't care about twins | I'm only mildly interested in twins | I would be very excited - twins would be highly desirable | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | ||||||
Wife | ||||||
<30 | 1 (4.5) | 3 (13.6) | 3 (13.6) | 15 (68.2) | 22 (10.7) | |
30-34 | 1 (1.6) | 7 (11.3) | 11 (17.7) | 7 (11.3) | 36 (58.1) | 62 (30.1) |
35-39 | 1 (1.3) | 17 (21.8) | 9 (11.5) | 9 (11.5) | 42 (53.8) | 78 (37.9) |
≥40 | 5 (11.4) | 5 (11.4) | 4 (9.1) | 30 (68.2) | 44 (21.4) | |
TOTAL | 2 (1.0) | 30 (14.6) | 28 (13.6) | 23 (11.2) | 123 (59.7) | 206 |
Husband | ||||||
<30 | 3 (33.3) | 6 (67.3) | 9 (4.5) | |||
30-34 | 1 (1.8) | 3 (5.3) | 16 (28.1) | 5 (8.8) | 32 (56.1) | 57 (28.4) |
35-39 | 2 (2.6) | 13 (17.1) | 11 (14.5) | 9 (11.8) | 41 (53.9) | 76 (37.8) |
40-44 | 1 (2.6) | 5 (13.2) | 9 (23.7) | 1 (2.6) | 22 (57.9) | 38 (18.9) |
≥ 45 | 2 (9.5) | 5 (23.8) | 2 (9.5) | 12 (57.1) | 21 (10.4) | |
TOTAL | 4 (2.0) | 23 (11.4) | 44 (21.9) | 17 (8.5) | 113 (56.2) | 201 |