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"Who needs an app? Fertility patients' use of a novel mobile health app".
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- Validating the current duration approach for measuring infertility prevalence using novel app data from the USA.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Design and evaluation of an educational and self-care application for infertile men: perspective of physician and patients.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- A Qualitative Study of the Emotional and Decision-Making Experiences of Mothers Whose Daughter Undergoes Assisted Reproductive Technology with Donor Sperm.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Trends, outcomes and knowledge gaps in mobile apps for reproductive endocrinology and infertility: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- The effect of e-health interventions on meeting the needs of individuals with infertility: a narrative review.Middle East Fertility Society journal · 2023Review
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Abstract
Objective: The number of couples experiencing infertility treatment has increased, as has the number of women and men experiencing infertility treatment-related stress and anxiety. Therefore, there is a need to provide information and support to both men and women facing fertility concerns. To achieve this goal, we designed a mhealth app, Methods: This study specifically examined how fertility factors (e.g. time in infertility treatment, parity), socio-demographic characteristics (e.g. gender, education, immigrant status), and mental health characteristics (e.g. stress, depression, anxiety, fertility-related quality of life) were related to male and female fertility patients' patterns of use of the Results: Overall, the lifestyle section of the app was the most highly used section by both men and women. In addition, women without children and highly educated women were more likely to use Conclusion: This study shows the feasibility of a mhealth app to address the psychosocial and informational needs of fertility patients.
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