Research Article
Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China
Table 2
Participants’ reasons to (dis)continue storage.
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Group I Children 0–3 years old |
Group II Children 3–5 years old |
Group III Children >5 years old |
| Reasons to continue storage | | | | | % | | % | | % |
| Worrying about the children health | 30 | 50 | 17 | 48.6 | 12 | 30 | More baby wish | 50 | 83.3 | 26 | 74.2 | 40 | 100 | Embryo is potential life | 20 | 33.3 | 17 | 48.6 | 20 | 50 |
| Reasons to discontinue storage | | | | | % | | % | | % |
| Storage fee | 12 | 100 | 57 | 59.3 | 60 | 50 | Family is complete | 12 | 100 | 86 | 89.6 | 80 | 66.7 | Achieved natural pregnancy | 0 | | 5 | 5.2 | 0 | | Worrying about frozen embryos quality | 0 | | 10 | 10.4 | 60 | 50 |
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