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Treatment Model for Young Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction and Resultant Infertility
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Infertility counselling--an internet-based survey.

Diana Marcus1, Hani Marcus, Nisrin Marcus

  • 1University College, London, UK. d.marcus@ucl.ac.uk

Human Fertility (Cambridge, England)
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Many infertile patients are offered counselling, but only 30% receive it. Most who receive counselling find it helpful, with common reasons for declining including self-coping ability or perceived lack of benefit.

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Psychological Support in Infertility

Background:

  • Infertility treatments are often stressful.
  • Counselling is mandated in some countries for assisted conception.
  • UK IVF clinics are required to offer counselling to patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Determine the uptake of counselling services.
  • Assess patient-reported usefulness of counselling.
  • Identify reasons for declining counselling.

Main Methods:

  • Internet-based survey of infertility website users.
  • 244 patients surveyed, 62% treated in the UK.

Main Results:

  • 73% of couples were offered counselling (91% in the UK).
  • Only 30% of surveyed patients received counselling.
  • Over half of those receiving counselling found it helpful.
  • Main reasons for not receiving counselling: self-reliance (37%), not offered (21%), perceived lack of benefit (15%).

Conclusions:

  • Counselling is widely offered but uptake is low.
  • Counselling is perceived as beneficial by those who receive it.
  • Barriers to counselling uptake include patient preference and availability.