Background While the literature on healthcare decision-making has long focused on doctor-
patient interaction, fertility treatment is an exception, characterized by a triangular interplay …

STUDY QUESTION What are couples' decisional conflicts around family-building
approaches before and after seeking a specialty consultation for infertility? SUMMARY …

Background Infertility treatment decisions require people to balance multiple priorities.
Within couples, partners must also negotiate priorities with one another. In this study, we …

OBJECTIVE: To study couples' perceptions of their decision-making process during the first
three years of infertility treatments. STUDY DESIGN: This study is a part of a larger project …

Background Decisions for how to resolve infertility are complex and may lead to regret. We
examined whether couples and individuals who sought a consultation from a reproductive …

STUDY QUESTION Do the preferences for fertility care of infertile Chinese patients differ
from those of fertility care providers? SUMMARY ANSWER Infertile Chinese patients …

Background Patient-centered care is a pillar of quality health care and is important to
patients experiencing infertility. In this study we used empirical, in-depth data on couples' …

STUDY QUESTION What are the factors that contribute to the decision to continue or stop
IVF treatment after multiple unsuccessful cycles? SUMMARY ANSWER Factors contributing …

Objective: To test a theoretical model of the effect on marital communication and adjustment
of men's and women's approach to infertility. Design: A cross-sectional research design …

BACKGROUND ART differs in effectiveness, side-effects, administration, and costs. To
improve the decision-making process, we need to understand what factors patients consider …