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Abstract
This study aims to describe the experiences of sub-fertile men and to document change over time. Patients attending a specialist male sub-fertility clinic completed questionnaires at clinic attendance and at 6 weeks and 18 months following consultation. Data were collected on mood, blame, life satisfaction, sexuality and expectations of pregnancy. Results suggest that these men are highly anxious. They blame themselves for their fertility problems and often feel less of a man because of them. Their satisfaction with life is much less than they perceive it would be if they had a baby. Expectations of life satisfaction and blame are both implicated in contributing to distress. Measures of mood, life satisfaction and self-blame are unchanged at 6 weeks and 18 months.