Table 2 Attitude on fertility preservation for different reasons
From: Fertility preservation in Hong Kong Chinese society: awareness, knowledge and acceptance
Fertility preservation should be provided for | No. of respondents (%) |
|---|---|
A. Medical indication | |
Delay in family planning due to cancer or cancer treatment (n = 287) | 274 (95.4%) |
Individuals who have exposure to occupational hazard (radiation/ chemical exposure) (n = 270) | 270 (93.8%) |
Men with poor semen quality wants to save sperms for future use (n = 288) | 263 (91.3%) |
B. Non-medical reasons | |
Delay in family planning due to career development in females (n = 287) | 153 (53.3%) |
Delay in family planning due to career development in males (n = 286) | 143 (50.0%) |
Single women who wants to freeze their eggs before finding their partner (n = 287) | 202 (70.4%) |
Single men who wants to freeze their sperm before finding their partner (n = 287) | 188 (65.5%) |
Couple who wants to have embryos frozen for future use when it is time for second child (n = 283) | 202 (71.3%) |