Anonymous study with aim of improving infertility aftercare

[annacardiff]

Hi everyone, I am an undergraduate student in the School of Psychology, Cardiff University. As part of my degree I am carrying out a study to understand how people adjust to not realising their parenthood goals. My research project is testing out the Three Tasks Model of Adjustment to Unmet Parenthood Goals, as proposed in a study earlier this year (Gameiro, S., & Finnigan, A. (2017). Long-term adjustment to unmet parenthood goals following ART: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Reproduction Update, 23(3), 322-337.). My supervisor is Sofia Gameiro, who is a senior lecturer in the School of Psychology at Cardiff University.

This study received ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of the School of Psychology- Cardiff University.

If you have not been able to have children OR you haven’t had as many children as you would have liked, then you are eligible to take part in this survey. We are hoping that the results of this survey will lead to improvements in the aftercare process for those who do not realise their parenthood goals.

We are hoping to recruit around 250 participants, and if you enter your email address at the end (which will not be linked to your answers in the survey), you will enter the prize draw to win one of four £50 Amazon vouchers.

The link to the survey is here: cardiffunipsych.eu.qualtric... If you have any queries about this survey, please feel free to contact myself (Anna Ingram) or my supervisor, using the contact details below.

Anna Ingram

Undergraduate Student

School of Psychology

Cardiff University

70 Park Place

Cardiff

CF10 3AT

Email: [e-mail]

Sofia Gameiro

Senior Lecturer

School of Psychology

Cardiff University

70 Park Place

Cardiff

CF10 3AT

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

Details for Ethics Contact

Secretary of the Ethics Committee

School of Psychology

Cardiff University

Tower Building

Park Place

Cardiff

CF10 3AT

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

[celindaherbal]

Hello Anna! I really appreciate your work and efforts on these studies. You are really doing a great job with the help of your supervisor. As many parents need to sign in your survey to get the best results and which will help them out. I wish you many God lucks for your project. Stay successful.

[annacardiff in reply to celindaherbal]

Thank you!

[emilywilson]

Hi there, Anna. Good luck with your project. I hope you get the responses you need. Such measures are important. They play a role in improving our healthcare system. More power to you! I hope everything goes smoothly.

[annacardiff in reply to emilywilson]

Thank you!

[piarose]

Hey, there. I am a female belonging to the 60s club. I have a son who is serving as a marine. I had a difficult labor when I delivered him, a forceps delivery, to be exact. I went through an arduous time after that regarding my reproductive health with bladder complications and a uterine prolapse ultimately. I had to get my uterus removed and my reproductive life was over all of a sudden. I think I meet your eligibility criteria for the survey. Are you taking up male infertility in this survey too? A little peek into the questions could help us decide better, whether to take part in this survey or not.

[annacardiff in reply to piarose]

Hi, thank you for sharing your story. We are definitely wanting responses from males who are infertile too. As long as you have not conceived all the children you wish, and you are not currently engaging in fertility treatment, anyone is eligible. Thank you!