The Infotility XY site was developed by the Infotility Team, a group of researchers, health professionals, and community partners headed by Dr. Phyllis Zelkowitz at the Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, in Montreal, Canada.
Acknowledgments
Our team included physicians, nurses, psychologists, and experts in patient-centered care. We were guided in this process by technology experts and a steering committee of reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, oncologists, ethical experts, legal experts and patients who had experienced fertility and oncology treatment.
The development of this site was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), to promote reproductive health and well being in people facing fertility concerns.
Research
Our research team conducted research studies to guide us in choosing the content and format of the site, and to learn whether people using the site found it useful. Here are links to some scientific journal articles that report on this research.
Grunberg et al. (2022). Infertility and perceived stress: The role of identity concern in treatment-seeking men and women. Human Fertility.
Miner et al. (2022). “Who needs an app? Fertility patients’ use of a novel mobile health app”. Digital Health.
Gelgoot et al. (2022). Evaluation of a mobile health app offering fertility information to male patients with cancer: Usability study. JMIR Cancer.
Kruglova et al. (2021). Risky business: Increasing fertility knowledge of Canadian men in the general public using the mobile health application Infotility XY. American Journal of Men’s Health.
Kruglova et al. (2021). Infotility, a mobile health application to support fertility patients in navigating the world of infertility: Development and usability study. JMIR Formative Research.
Gelgoot et al. (2020). Predictors of infertility-related concerns in a Canadian survey of men and women seeking fertility treatment. Patient Education and Counseling.
Miner et al. (2019). Masculinity, mental health, and desire for social support among male cancer and infertility patients. American Journal of Men’s Health.
Shen et al. (2019). Cancer and fertility: Optimizing communication between patients and healthcare providers. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care.
Perez et al. (2018). A fertility needs assessment survey of male cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology.
Miner et al. (2018). Evidence for the use of complementary and alternative medicines during fertility treatment: A scoping review. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Daumler et al. (2016). Men’s knowledge of their own fertility: A population-based survey examining the awareness of factors that are associated with male infertility. Human Reproduction.
Robins et al. (2016). Online health information regarding male infertility: An evaluation of readability, suitability, and quality. Interactive Journal of Medical Research.
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August 1, 2024
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