Mapping men's anticipations and experiences in the reproductive realm: (In)fertility journeys

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 244-252

  Hinton, Lisa ^a   Miller, Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fertility gender male infertility masculinities norms service provision

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FATHER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MASCULINITY; PARENTHOOD;

FERTILITY; GENDER; MALE INFERTILITY; MASCULINITIES; NORMS; SERVICE PROVISION;

FATHERS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MASCULINITY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEXISM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883808418     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.06.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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