Male Attitudes towards Infertility: Results from a Global Questionnaire

DE JONGE, CHRISTOPHER J.; GELLATLY, STEVEN A.; VAZQUEZ-LEVIN, MÓNICA H.; BARRATT, CHRISTOPHER L.R.; RAUTAKALLIO-HOKKANEN, SATU

The World Journal of Men's Health

Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology

Lugar: Busan; Año: 2022 vol. 40

2287-4208

AbstractPurpose: In general, men are less likely to seek health care than women. Infertility is a global disease that afflicts approximately 15% of reproductive age couples and the male contributes to 40% of the diagnosable cause. Remarkably, no large or multi-national population data exist regarding men´s perceptions about their infertility. The purpose of this study was to advance our knowledge about the infertile male´s social experience regarding: (1) how they feel about their infertility, (2) what motivated them to seek health care, (3) how likely are they to talk with others about their infertility, (4) their awareness of male infertility support groups, and (5) what their primary source for information is regarding male infertility? Based on the results from this study, these simple questions now have clearer definition.Materials and methods: An Institutional Review Board-approved, male-directed, anonymous questionnaire translated into 20 languages was made globally available through the Fertility Europe website (https://fertilityeurope.eu). Males (n=1,171) age 20-49 years were invited to complete the online survey after informed consent.Results: Most respondents were European (86%). Of European men,