Lived Experiences of Men with Hypospadias

In-depth, semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. An interview guide was developed by the researchers based on topics that are relevant from clinical experience, subject-specific knowledge, and previous research (2 (link), 11 (link)). We started by asking the informant to speak freely about their experience living with hypospadias. Then followed the topics of childhood and up-bringing, healthcare, self and identity, interpersonal relationships, and fatherhood (full translated interview guide in Supplementary Material, Section S3). The 17 interviews took place between May 2019 to August 2021 and lasted around 40 min (range: 14–68 min). Interviews were recorded in full and transcribed verbatim by the first author. Transcripts were checked for accuracy by the second author (further details in Supplementary Materials, Section S2). The emerging data was discussed at intervals throughout the interview process. This continued until the two interviewers agreed that sufficient data saturation was achieved, meaning that no significant new information (in variation or theme) was added, and then no further informants were recruited.