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. 2019 Oct 5;9:48–63. doi: 10.1016/j.rbms.2019.08.004

Table 3.

Summary of content analysis themes, categories and topics generated from resulting websites of the three search terms (‘trying to conceive’, ‘trouble getting pregnant’ and ‘why am I not getting pregnant?’).

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).