Infertility

Infertility in South Africa: A Neglected Issue in Need of a Public Health Response

Infertility in South Africa: A Neglected Issue in Need of a Public Health Response

On the 15th of December 2021, the CoP on Infertility in the Netherlands kindly invited Share-Net International members from all…

Resource List: Recent articles on Infertility

Resource List: Recent articles on Infertility

The Share-Net Netherlands Community of Practice on Infertility has compiled a resource list of recent interesting articles on the topic of infertility.…

Breaking The Silence on Infertility: Policy Brief

Breaking The Silence on Infertility: Policy Brief

This Policy Brief is a knowledge product from the 2019 Share-Net International Co-Creation Conference, by Marie E. Thoma, Muntaha Gharaibeh,…

Becoming a Dad Through Surrogacy

Becoming a Dad Through Surrogacy

What is it like for a man in a heterosexual relationship to make the decision to create a family with…

Biological and Social Aspects of Human Infertility: A Global Perspective

Biological and Social Aspects of Human Infertility: A Global Perspective

Infertility remains a neglected area in sexual and reproductive health, yet its consequences are staggering. Infertility is estimated to impact…

`You are a man because you have children’: experiences, reproductive health knowledge and treatment-seeking behaviour among men suffering from couple infertility in South Africa

`You are a man because you have children’: experiences, reproductive health knowledge and treatment-seeking behaviour among men suffering from couple infertility in South Africa

In Africa, infertility traditionally has been viewed as a female problem. This study explores reproductive health knowledge, health-seeking behaviour and…

‘At the hospital I learnt the truth’: diagnosing male infertility in rural Malawi

‘At the hospital I learnt the truth’: diagnosing male infertility in rural Malawi

This paper examines how men’s reproductive bodies are problematised in rural northern Malawi as access to biomedically defined diagnoses of…

A unique view on male infertility around the globe

A unique view on male infertility around the globe

Infertility is a worldwide problem, and according to Sharlip et al, it affects 15% of couples that have unprotected intercourse…

Psychological distress among men suffering from couple infertility in South Africa: a quantitative assessment

Psychological distress among men suffering from couple infertility in South Africa: a quantitative assessment

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the impact of infertility on reproductive health in Africa and other developing…

Male perspectives on infertility and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in sub-Saharan contexts

Male perspectives on infertility and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in sub-Saharan contexts

To date social science studies on male views of infertility in developing countries are rare. Concerning treatment seeking, literature assessing…

Social and cultural aspects of infertility in Mozambique

Social and cultural aspects of infertility in Mozambique

Findings of an anthropological study of socio-cultural aspects of infertility among members of the matrilineal ethnic group Macua in the…