Infertility

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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

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Maternal Health

Infertility

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

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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

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Policy Brief

Infertility

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

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Infertility

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

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Infertility

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

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Infertility

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

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Infertility

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

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Infertility

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

‘Automatically you become a polygamist’: ‘culture’ and ‘norms’ as resources for normalization and managing accountability in talk about responses to infertility

‘Automatically you become a polygamist’: ‘culture’ and ‘norms’ as resources for normalization and managing accountability in talk about responses to infertility

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Infertility

In the developing world, infertility is a serious problem. It leads to both psychological and social hardship, in part because […]

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

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Infertility

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

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Infertility

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

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Infertility

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