Table 3. Difficulties and challenges reported by the studied sample (n=698).
Difficulties and challenges N %
Do you feel emotionally prepared to have children?
No
Yes

357
341

51.1
48.9
What is your biggest barrier to having biological children?
Financial
Lack of information
Prejudice from others
Lack of support from the partner
Lack of family support
Not being in a stable relationship
I don’t see any barriers
Age

484
108
104
29
96
106
95
34

69.3
15.5
14.9
4.2
13.8
15.2
13.6
4.9
For you, what is the biggest challenge that a non-traditional family faces?
Lack of support from the partner
Lack of family support
I don’t see any challenges
Others
Prejudice

2
100
12
5
579

0.3
14.3
1.7
0.7
83.0
Regarding the cost of treatment for ART, and according to your financial situation, do you believe they are:
Accessible
Accessible with prior planning
Inaccessible

15
416
267

2.1
59.6
38.3
As for ART, how much do you believe the average cost of the procedure is:
Less than U$1,400
More than U$6,000
Between U$1,500 and U$6,000

13
79
666

1.9
11.3
86.8
If ART would cost between U$1,500 and U$6,000, you would consider the procedure:
Accessible
Accessible with prior planning
Inaccessible

26
435
237

3.7
62.3
34.0