Social Media Sensationalism in the Male Infertility Space: A Mixed Methodology Analysis

Infertile couples increasingly turn to the internet for medical guidance. The aims of this study were: (1) to identify popular male infertility content on social media, and (2) to assess the accuracy and quality of this content. We hypothesized that inaccurate/misleading information proliferates onl...

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Published in:The world journal of men's health 2020, 38(4), , pp.591-598
Main Authors: Zaila, Kassandra E, Osadchiy, Vadim, Shahinyan, Robert H, Mills, Jesse N, Eleswarapu, Sriram V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
False information
Fertility
Infertility
Internet
male
Mens health
Mixed methods research
Original
Reproductive health
social media
Social networks
Sperm
Testosterone
Urology
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Summary:Infertile couples increasingly turn to the internet for medical guidance. The aims of this study were: (1) to identify popular male infertility content on social media, and (2) to assess the accuracy and quality of this content. We hypothesized that inaccurate/misleading information proliferates online. We used the analytics module BuzzSumo to identify article links that were most shared on Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, and Twitter related to male infertility during September 2018 to August 2019. We excluded articles with
ISSN:2287-4208
2287-4690
DOI:10.5534/WJMH.200009