Understanding Adaptive Challenges Associated With Male-factor Infertility

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to understand the experience of men and their partners when diagnosed with male-factor infertility while trying to achieve a pregnancy and the skills they use to adapt to this diagnosis.

Official Title
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Understanding Adaptive Challenges Associated With Male-factor Infertility

Conditions
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Male-factor Infertility

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Men: in a partnered relationship with a female have been trying without success to conceive a pregnancy have been referred due to suspected or diagnosed male-factor infertility have the ability to read and write English Female Partner: 18 to 40 years of age ability to read and write English Exclusion criteria: living children, either biological or adoptive history of vasectomy

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Males diagnosed with male-factor infertility<br>This study will recruit a convenience sample of 10 men and their partners seeking consultation from a fertility urologist following the detection of male-factor infertility. | |
| Female partners<br>This study will recruit a convenience sample of 10 men and their partners seeking consultation from a fertility urologist following the detection of male-factor infertility. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Feasibility, as measured by the percentage of eligible subjects agreed to participate |  | 6 months | 
| Feasibility, as measured by retention percentage |  | 6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in level of global infertility stress, as measured by questionnaire |  | Baseline, 6 months | 
| Change in quality of life, as measured by questionnaire |  | Baseline, 6 months | 
| Change in level of global infertility stress, as measured by questionnaire | The investigators will determine the change in pre and post significant event (when reported, such as new diagnosis, IVF/ICSI, discontinuation of treatment) level of global infertility stress in both the man and his partner. | Pre and post significant event, up to 7 months | 
| Change in quality of life, as measured by questionnaire | The investigators will determine the change in pre and post significant event (when reported, such as new diagnosis, IVF/ICSI, discontinuation of treatment) level of quality of life in both the man and his partner. | Pre and post significant event, up to 7 months | 
| Concordance between men and partners with respect to levels of global infertility stress, as measured by questionnaire |  | 3 months | 
| Concordance between men and partners with respect to quality of life, as measured by questionnaire |  | 3 months | 
| Concordance between men and partners with respect to levels of global infertility stress, as measured by questionnaire |  | 6 months | 
| Concordance between men and partners with respect to quality of life, as measured by questionnaire |  | 6 months | 
| Feasibility, as measured by percentage of participants who used text messaging to complete their study questionnaires |  | 6 months |