| Hanna and Gough |
2018 |
Internet forums |
Qualitative analysis of content on male infertility-oriented forums |
Online male only infertility forums are popular avenues to discuss the condition, cope with emotional challenges and appraise the best next steps to seek care |
| Niederberger |
2016 |
Editorial comment |
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| Robins et al.
|
2016 |
Websites |
Evaluation of readability, suitability and quality of male infertility websites |
There is a limited amount of high-quality online information sources related to male infertility. Many websites exclusively tailor information to women |
| Richard et al.
|
2017 |
Internet forums |
Qualitative analysis of posts produced by males on online infertility forums |
Online forums can help patients acquire support from individuals who have encountered a diagnosis of male infertility |
| Kelly-Hedrick et al.
|
2018 |
YouTube (YT) |
Content analysis of infertility-oriented websites on YouTube |
Majority of YT videos are personal videos or patient testimonials. Most videos were focused on sharing successful pregnancies and treatment success stories |
| Samplaski and Clemesha |
2018 |
Websites |
Evaluation of popular websites claiming pertaining to Vitamins and male infertility |
Many websites claim that vitamin supplementation can improve male reproductive outcomes despite limited academic literature to support these claims |
| Balasubramanian et al.
|
2019 |
YouTube |
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of male infertility-oriented YouTube videos |
Popular male infertility-oriented videos with the most likes and views are of low medical quality |
| Balasubramanian et al.
|
2019 |
Twitter |
Analysis of online Twitter discussions for male infertility |
Discussions about male infertility are being undertaken on Twitter |
