Infertility counseling (or the lack thereof) of the forgotten male partner

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 260-266

  Petok, William D ^a  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

counseling; male factor; Men; mental health; psychosocial

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; COUNSELING; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY;

COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84938289887     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.04.040     Document Type: Review

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