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Chapter 15 - African American Men and Infertility: Biopsychosocial Considerations

from Part V - Special Topics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

By
Brian R. Humphrey
Edited by
Yamonte Cooper  and
Erica Holmes
Yamonte Cooper
Affiliation:
El Camino College, Torrance, California
Erica Holmes
Affiliation:
Antioch University, Los Angeles
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Summary

Infertility is a reproductive health condition that is often not openly discussed. By not discussing this condition, many stigmas and stereotypes may be ascribed. For example, many think that infertility pertains only to women, although men may also receive an infertility diagnosis. Race and ethnicity can impact how male factor infertility is understood, communicated, and managed. The aim of this chapter is to synthesize available research regarding biopsychosocial variables of male factor infertility with African American men while offering support considerations.

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infertilitymalemenmale factorAfrican Americanhealthcommunicationcopingrelationshipsgriefstereotypesmasculinitygendered norms
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Black Couples Therapy
Clinical Theory and Practice
 , pp. 329 - 347
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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