Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Andrologia. 2019 Dec;51(11):e13422. doi: 10.1111/and.13422. Epub 2019 Oct 22.
We aimed to identify what information patients and partners are seeking on male infertility forums. Online discussion boards were identified. Posts were analysed in three steps: open coding, axial coding and selective coding, to determine common themes. A total of 1,118 posts were analysed. The majority of posts (20.2%) were related to "Questions about male fertility diagnosis and testing", with 47.8% asking for assistance interpreting semen analysis results. About 15.7% of posts were about "Feelings associated with male infertility", with 26.7% expressing anger or frustration, 26.1% encouraging hope, 21% seeking hope and 12.5% expressing fear. About 15.4% of posts were about "Lifestyle factors to improve male fertility", 24.4% of which were about vitamins and 6.4% about intercourse timing. About 15.4% of posts were about "Male infertility conditions", with 43% about semen parameters. Other themes included "Questions about male factor treatments", "Questions about assisted reproductive technologies (ART)", "Relationship issues", "Asking for advice", "Financial concerns" and "Information sharing". About 63.6% of posts were written by female partners [t(1,117) = 9.451, p < .001]. The most common posts posed questions about male fertility diagnosis and testing. Users discussed feelings involved in infertility, and counselling should be integrated. About 63.6% of posts were by partners, highlighting the importance of partners having access to infertility information.
我们旨在确定患者和伴侣在男性不育症论坛上寻求哪些信息。确定了在线讨论板。帖子在三个步骤中进行了分析：开放式编码、轴向编码和选择性编码，以确定常见主题。共分析了 1118 个帖子。大多数帖子（20.2%）与“男性生育力诊断和检测相关问题”有关，其中 47.8%要求协助解读精液分析结果。约 15.7%的帖子与“与男性不育相关的感受”有关，其中 26.7%表达愤怒或沮丧，26.1%鼓励希望，21%寻求希望，12.5%表示恐惧。约 15.4%的帖子与“改善男性生育力的生活方式因素”有关，其中 24.4%与维生素有关，6.4%与性交时间有关。约 15.4%的帖子与“男性不育症状况”有关，其中 43%与精液参数有关。其他主题包括“关于男性因素治疗的问题”、“关于辅助生殖技术（ART）的问题”、“关系问题”、“寻求建议”、“财务问题”和“信息共享”。约 63.6%的帖子是由女性伴侣撰写的[t(1,117)=9.451，p<0.001]。最常见的帖子提出了关于男性生育力诊断和检测的问题。用户讨论了与不育症相关的感受，应该整合咨询。约 63.6%的帖子是由伴侣撰写的，这突出了伴侣获取不育症信息的重要性。
