Table 3.
Themes | Categories (n = number of claims) | Topics |
---|---|---|
Conception behaviour and monitoring | Self-monitoring (7) | Cervical mucus, basal body temperature, ovulation predictor kits, menstrual cycle |
Products (2) | Assisting conception | |
Copulation behaviour (42) | Timing (conception and sex selection), frequency, gamete survival, sexual position, copulation behaviour, lubricant, gravity, ejaculation | |
Lifestyle and exposure | Non-modifiable (7) | Age |
Modifiable (34) | Weight (loss or gain), exercise, unhealthy habits (smoking, caffeine, alcohol), healthy habits (supplements), sleep and sunlight, chemical exposure, medication altering conception capacity, other: clothing, technology (e.g. mobile phone exposure) | |
Medical | Screening (8) | Preconception check-up, timing to seek help, reasons to seek help |
Management (0) | Types of help, assisted reproductive technology (in-vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, intrauterine insemination), alternative and complimentary therapies (e.g. acupuncture), contemporary medicine, surgical, pharmaceutical | |
Other (21) | Medical conditions causing infertility, prevalence of infertility |
n = number of claims per category presented in the claims list (Table 4).