Understanding Patient Anxieties in the Social Media Era: Qualitative Analysis and Natural Language Processing of an Online Male Infertility Community.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Couples struggling with infertility are increasingly turning to the internet for infertility-related content and to connect with others. Most of the published data on infertility and the internet only address the experiences of women, with limited studies focusing exclusively on internet discussions on male factor infertility.

Authors

  • Vadim Osadchiy
    Division of Andrology, Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California,, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
  • Jesse Nelson Mills
    Division of Andrology, Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California,, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
  • Sriram Venkata Eleswarapu
    Division of Andrology, Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California,, Los Angeles, CA, United States.