Copy of MALE FERTILITY BIOETHICS Survey

1.What country do you work?

2.How many treatment cycles of ART does your clinic perform per year?

LESS THAN 100

100 TO 250

250 TO 500

ABOVE 500

3.How are male patients routinely evaluated?

Take a brief medical history only.

Take a detailed medical history from a fertility perspective, including life exposure only

Take a brief history and sometimes examine him.

Take a detailed history from a fertility perspective and sometimes examine him.

Take a brief history and usually examine him

Take a detailed history from a fertility perspective and usually examine him

Other (please specify)

4.Do you experience any issues getting men to undertake fertility testing (diagnostic semen analysis) ?

No- there are no issues

Yes - because men are sexually active and assume they have no fertility problem

Yes - because men have previously fathered a pregnancy and assume they have no fertility problem

Yes- because men are not comfortable with producing/submitting a sample for analysis

Yes- because men assume that infertility is a woman's issue

Other (please specify)

5.Do you recommend fertility vitamin and dietary supplements for unexplained male infertility?

Yes- always

Yes -sometimes

Not routinely

Never

7.Do you advise men to make lifestyle and dietary changes in preparation for fertility treatment and pregnancy (please tick all that apply)?

Other (please specify)

8.What fertility treatment do you usually recommend for unexplained male infertility?

IVF

ICSI

ICSI and surgical sperm retrieval (SSR)

Donor sperm

Other (please specify)

9.Is fertility and/or genetic counselling compulsory for patients?

Yes – but only women.

Yes – but only men.

Yes – for both.

Yes – but only in certain circumstances, for example fertility preservation, donor gamete treatment.

No- it is optional

10.Do you think it is acceptable for a clinic to charge patients for donor sperm that has been altruistically donated? you may tick more than one option.

Yes - so patients appreciate that it is valuable

Yes – because it makes a profit for the clinic

Yes – because it generates funds for the running of the clinic

Yes – but only to cover costs

No – clinics shouldn’t make a profit on something that was altruistically donated

No- other reason

Other (please specify)