Supportive reading
Sharing the emotional weight of male-factor infertility
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An infertility assessment does not define a person’s worth or their place in a relationship.
Leave blame out of the conversation
When discussing a diagnosis or test result, try not to identify the person with the problem. Both partners need room for questions and to feel heard.
Clarify roles and questions
A man’s urology/andrology assessment and a couple’s reproductive care planning may involve different specialties. Discuss which questions belong with which professional. The family stories in this collection are not presented as examples of a particular male-factor diagnosis.