Online Andrology: Real‐World Status Quo of Patients’ Online Information Sources and Comparison With Large Language Models in Germany
Traeger Max, Gloeckler Paulina, Hess Jochen, Kranz Jennifer, Morgenstern Saskia, Himmelsbach Ruth, Gratzke Christian, Schlager Daniel · 2026
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Traeger Max and co-authors surveyed men's health patients in Germany in 2026 on where they hunt for facts before visits, then graded those sources and chat models side by side. Shame around such faults pushes many men to search in private first. Four centers gave forms to 283 patients across a near-year span.
Two thirds had searched before their visit, most by web, with the young leaning hardest on web sources. Official doctor group sites and a famed free wiki led picks, while a third also hit sales-driven sites. Graders found most top sites and chat models fair on facts yet hard to read and grasp. The authors urge official bodies to post clear, plain pages, and they stress that chat tools cannot swap for a real talk with a doctor.
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| CREATOR | Traeger Max, Gloeckler Paulina, Hess Jochen, Kranz Jennifer, Morgenstern Saskia, Himmelsbach Ruth, Gratzke Christian, Schlager Daniel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26567 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |