ArticleAmerican journal of men's health
The Etiology of Infertility Affects Fertility Quality of Life of Males Undergoing Fertility Workup and Treatment.
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- The quality of life of men experiencing infertility: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Evidence-based guideline: unexplained infertility†.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Guideline
- Components of women's health literacy associated with pregnancy at the wanted time and the use of infertility treatment among Japanese workers.Industrial health · 2026Observational
- Sociodemographic and medical correlates of fertility-related quality of life in primary infertile Czech couples attending fertility clinics.Health psychology report · 2026Article
- Assessment of psychological burden and quality of life in couples undergoing infertility treatments.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Quality of Reproductive Life and Semen Quality: The Moderating Roles of Social Support and Fertility Stress.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Impact of Infertility Diagnosis and Conformity to Gender Norms on the Quality of Life of Infertile Spanish Couples.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Understanding the Male Perspective: Evaluating Quality of Life and Psychological Distress in Serbian Men Undergoing Infertility Treatment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Implementation of a web-based partnership support program for improving the quality of life of male patients undergoing infertility treatment: a pilot feasibility study.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- A review of the psychometric properties and implications for the use of the fertility quality of life tool.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Review
- Dual mediating effects of social support and fertility stress on mindfulness and fertility quality of life in infertile men: A case-control study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Male Attitudes towards Infertility: Results from a Global Questionnaire.The world journal of men's health · 2023Article
- Assessment of Quality of Life in Men Treated for Infertility in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Family-building and parenting considerations for people with cystic fibrosis.Pediatric pulmonology · 2022Review
- Global Research Trends on Infertility and Psychology From the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric and Visualized Study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
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Abstract
This panel study explored the effects of male, female, mixed, or idiopathic factor of infertility on the fertility quality of life (FertiQoL) in involuntarily childless males undergoing fertility workup for the first time. A convenience sample of 255 married males (age range = 22-51 years, mean = 30.24 years), 254 (99.6%) of whom suffered from primary infertility were assessed (1) at the baseline, before their initial fertility evaluation (T1); (2) before their second andrological appointment, 2-3 months after diagnostic disclosure (T2); and (3) before subsequent treatment-related/ follow-up appointments (T3, T4). The timing of psychological assessment was strictly related to andrological appointments and routine medical procedures. Respondents completed Emotional, Mind-Body, Relational, and Social subscales of the Polish version of FertiQoL and a baseline demographic survey. The research demonstrated that the FertiQoL scores across the Emotional, Mind-Body, and Relational subscales markedly decreased after the diagnostic disclosure, particularly in the subgroups with male and concurrent male and female factor. Social subscale scores in all subgroups remained stable after the diagnostic disclosure (at T2) but significantly decreased in the follow-up (at T3 and T4). Significant differences in FertiQoL scores associated with respondents' infertility factor could be demonstrated at each time point. The study identifies the FertiQoL in unintentionally childless males is significantly affected by their factor of infertility and evolves across the pathway of treatment-related/follow-up appointments.
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