179 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infertility and endometriosis patients 8 endometriosis reported a change in endometriosis complaints during COVID-19. Of these participants, 81.7% reported an increase in endometriosis symptoms. The healthcare providers had a median age of 45.5 years and the majority were gynaecologists (Supplementary Table 1). Table 3. Characteristics of infertility participants. Value Age (years), median (IQR] 33.00 (30.00–36.00) Primary infertility, n (%) 167 (50.6) Has children, n (%) 84 (25.5) Pregnant at time of participation, n (%) 1 (0.3) Duration of infertility (months), median (95% CI) 27.5 (18.0–39.0) A total of 330 fertility patients completed the patient characteristics part of the questionnaire. Table 4. Characteristics of endometriosis patients. Value Age (years), median (IQR) 35.00 (31.00–40.50) Stage of endometriosisa Minimal to mild 18 (9.9) Moderate to severe 117 (64.6) Unknown 46 (25.4) Surgical confirmation of diagnosis 101 (55.8) Change in endometriosis-related complaints during COVID-19 60 (33.1) Reported increase in complaintsb 49 (81.7) Reported decrease complaintsb 16 (26.7) Hormonal treatment 93 (51.4) Pregnant at time of participation 3 (1.7) Has children 61 (33.7) Data are n (%) unless otherwise stated. A total of 181 endometriosis patients completed the patient characteristics part of the questionnaire. a determined at first diagnosis b Patients were able to report both an increase and a decrease in complaints Virtual alternatives to regular care A total of 88% of infertility patients reported that appointments were cancelled or postponed during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty-three per cent of
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