Nearly half of the 300 survey respondents said it was only after constant pressure that their husbands were willing to seek medical consultation, and 42 percent said their husbands simply were not comfortable talking to a doctor about their possible infertility, taking the position that they were "not meant to have children."Male infertility affects approximately one in twenty men in the United States, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Why the apprehension to confront male infertility? Men's reluctance to seek infertility treatment is a challenge to fertility experts in the IntegraMed network, who suggest some men associate their sense of masculinity with the ability to conceive a child. Though cultural associations of masculinity and fertility are slowly changing, men's resistance to address the issue can hinder both diagnosis and timely treatment.
Full story: http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/fertility-specialists-decry-mens-reluctance-seek-infertility-treatment/
A media backgrounder about the top 10 myths about male infertility is available online at http://www.integramed.com/inmdweb/content/cons/conceptions/male- infertility_10myths.jsp
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