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Severe forms of male infertility are best treated with Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). The psychosocial impact of infertility and ICSI on men is unclear because the focus is socially, clinically, and scientifically on women. However, there is evidence that it can affect the psychological well-being of men, but these studies are mainly quantitative. Qualitative research needed to explore the experiences of infertile men in-depth is limited. Therefore, the objective of this study was to clarify the psychosocial consequences of male infertility on men undergoing ICSI to understand their experiences with reproduction problems more comprehensively.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In this generic qualitative study, men who were undergoing or had undergone ICSI after a male factor infertility diagnosis were included. A purposive sample with maximum variation was sought in a fertility clinic of one university medical centre in the Netherlands. Data were collected through individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes from the data.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Nineteen Dutch men were interviewed. The mean duration of the interviews was 90\u00a0min. <jats:italic>An everyday contributing backpack<\/jats:italic> was identified as the main theme, as men indicated that they always carried the psychosocial consequences of infertility and ICSI with them. <jats:italic>Different world perspective, Turbulence of emotions, Changing relation,<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Selective sharing<\/jats:italic> were the psychosocial consequences that men were most affected by<jats:italic>.<\/jats:italic> Moreover, men indicated that they were <jats:italic>Searching for contribution<\/jats:italic> during ICSI because the focus was entirely on the woman.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Men with male infertility experience psychosocial problems due to infertility and ICSI treatment. 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