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A convenience sample of 185 males, who were of 22\u201350 (mean \u00b1 standard deviation [s.d.]: 30.4 \u00b1 4.4) years completed the core scale of Boivin\u2019s Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) questionnaire (1) at the baseline, before their initial fertility evaluation (T\n                    <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                    ); (2) before their second andrological appointment, 2\u20133 months after the diagnostic disclosure (T\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    ); and (3) before the third (T\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) and the fourth (T\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) treatment-related or checkup testing appointments. The timing of assessment was synchronized with respondent\u2019s andrological visits and routine medical procedures. The Kruskal\u2013Wallis H test and Mann\u2013Whitney U test with the Bonferroni adjustment were used to assess the association between core domain of FertiQoL and factors, such as age, educational status, financial status, marital duration, and female partner\u2019s need for fertility treatment. The study found FertiQoL outcomes in the sample were associated with a constellation of factors, whose importance might vary depending on the stage of the procedure. FertiQoL was both determined and modulated by both demographic and fertility-related factors. These characteristics included patient age, their female partner\u2019s age, and the interval between female\u2019s and male\u2019s initial fertility workup. 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