The psychological impact of male factor infertility and fertility treatment on men: A qualitative study

Irish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 14-24

  Dooley, Maeve ^a   Nolan, Aonghus ^b   Sarma, K M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Galway Fertility Unit   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Masculinity; Psychological impact; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857339291     PISSN: 03033910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2011.611253     Document Type: Article

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