CiNii Books - Male infertility--men talking

How do men react to diagnosis of male infertility and how, if at all, are all their lives affected by it? Male infertility is commonplace yet the male experience of it has been woefully neglected. Male Infertility - Men Talking explores these issues by gathering together men's stories and seeing what common strands, if any, exist between them. Mary-Claire Mason explores the past and present medical management of male infertility as this forms an essential backdrop to the men's stories but the main emphasis is on how men's lives are affected. In the first half of this book the discovery of sperm and the man's role in reproduction is considered together with a review of how the past affects the present medical management of male infertility and the problems that bedevil it. The male voice predominates in the second painful events and relationships with families and friends, their feeling of isolation, their medical experiences, the importance of biological fatherhood, and their hopes for the future.

Volume: : pbk ISBN 9780415072908

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How do men react to diagnosis of male infertility and how, if at all, are all their lives affected by it? Male infertility is commonplace yet the male experience of it has been woefully neglected. Male Infertility - Men Talking explores these issues by gathering together men's stories and seeing what common strands, if any, exist between them. Mary-Claire Mason explores the past and present medical management of male infertility as this forms an essential backdrop to the men's stories but the main emphasis is on how men's lives are affected. In the first half of this book the discovery of sperm and the man's role in reproduction is considered together with a review of how the past affects the present medical management of male infertility and the problems that bedevil it. The male voice predominates in the second painful events and relationships with families and friends, their feeling of isolation, their medical experiences, the importance of biological fatherhood, and their hopes for the future.

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Part 1
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Setting the scene
Chapter 3 Definitions and detection
Chapter 4 Causes and treatment
Part 2
Chapter 5 Discussions
Chapter 6 Coping with the medical experience
Chapter 7 The quality of medical services
Chapter 8 The diagnosis
Chapter 9 The consequences
Chapter 10 The desire to be a father
Chapter 11 Creating a family
Chapter 12 Dealing with people
Chapter 13 Survival strategies
Chapter 14 Support
Chapter 15 Resolution
Chapter 16 Couples
Chapter 17 The way forward
Chapter 18 Parting thoughts

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