{"id":266,"date":"2026-06-22T20:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/fertile-decisions\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:26:04","slug":"participation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/fertile-decisions\/en\/participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In medically assisted fertility treatment? We're interested in your experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-788841da wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-contrast-color has-accent-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are you currently undergoing or have you undergone medically assisted reproduction (MAR) treatment in Switzerland? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-accent-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">We are looking for people willing to share their experiences for a sociological study conducted at the University of Lausanne and funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-71693221 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-default has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4b19aae5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-accent-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-accent-3-color has-accent-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3 is-style-text-annotation--1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Online survey <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2 wp-block-paragraph\">Objectives of the online survey&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the project, the online questionnaire aims to gather information on how MAR is experienced by a large number of people in Switzerland in order to gain an overall picture of the diversity of these experiences. In particular, it collects information regarding:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>perceptions, beliefs, values, motivations, limitations, disappointments and expectations;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The extent to which these perceptions, beliefs and values do or do not influence the way ART is experienced;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sources of motivation found and the support seeked;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The role, or lack thereof, played by alternative, spiritual or religious practices during this experience;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some socio-demographic data and some practical information of the treatment (duration, level of involvement).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--3 wp-block-paragraph\">In concrete terms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completing this questionnaire will take approximately <strong>15<\/strong> <strong>minutes<\/strong>. Your participation in this survey is voluntary and unpaid. You may decide at any time to stop or not to answer certain questions, without having to give a reason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 is-style-text-subtitle--4 wp-block-paragraph\">Interested?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-subtitle\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.unil.ch\/limes6-prod\/index.php\/524588?lang=en\"><strong>Fill in the questionnaire<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default has-accent-3-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-accent-2-color has-accent-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7 is-style-text-annotation--5 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Interviews <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--6 wp-block-paragraph\">Purpose of the interviews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gain a better understanding of how couples facing infertility or the need to undergo medical treatment to conceive experience this period of their life and make their decisions, taking into account their:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>values, beliefs and expectations that influence the process and may change over time;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>figures who have been sources of support (doctors, loved ones, associations, spiritual practices, etc.);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>negotiations of choices within the couple;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>possible ritual practices (religious, spiritual and\/or cultural).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--7 wp-block-paragraph\">In concrete terms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An initial meeting for an interview lasting approximately <strong>1.5 to 2 hours<\/strong> ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possibility of further meetings if agreed;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confidentiality guaranteed: your stories and data will be completely pseudonymised;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No remuneration, participation is voluntary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--8 wp-block-paragraph\">Interested?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/fertile-decisions\/en\/contact\/\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-accent-5-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9ec727ae wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--9\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/fertile-decisions\/en\/confidentialite\/\">Confidentiality<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avoir recours \u00e0 la PMA: Votre exp\u00e9rience nous int\u00e9resse Vous vivez ou avez v\u00e9cu un parcours de procr\u00e9ation m\u00e9dicalement assist\u00e9e (PMA) en Suisse ? Nous recherchons des personnes pr\u00eates \u00e0 partager leur exp\u00e9rience pour une \u00e9tude sociologique men\u00e9e par l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Lausanne et financ\u00e9e par le Fonds national suisse de la recherche scientifique (FNS). 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