Pathways to Fatherhood

Family Building Decisions for Gay Men

The purpose of this study is to better understand the decision-making process that gay couples go through in order to have children.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Family Research
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to better understand treatment considerations, obstacles, motivations, and outcomes for gay men through a survey based questionnaire study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 21

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New Jersey
    • Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
      • Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Gay men who sought or are currently seeking family building services at an infertility practice through third party reproduction

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men over age 18 who self-identify as gay
• Participants should be individuals who are seeking or have sought reproductive services at RMA New Jersey locations.
• Participants may be included if they have not yet gone through the assisted reproductive process but are considering fatherhood and identify as gay.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who are not 18 years of age or older.
• Participants who do not self-identify as gay males.
• Female patients.
• Failure of the participant to agree to enrollment in the study with written consent.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Family-Based
• Time Perspectives: Other

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Response to survey questions	assess response to questions regarding quality of life, general health, demographic info as well as vies on sperm, egg donation, gestational carriers, legal and financial issues as well as adoption or foster care	1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 24, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 31, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): December 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 24, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 24, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): May 29, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 9, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 6, 2020
• Last Verified: March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: RMA-2019-04

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No