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BL
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| Record Number
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951458
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b705828
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| Main Entry
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Mason, Mary-Claire.
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| Title & Author
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Male infertility--men talking /\ Mary-Claire Mason.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 1993.
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vi, 211 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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020335950X
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: 0415072891
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: 0415072905
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: 9780203359501
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: 9780415072892
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: 9780415072908
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Introduction -- 2. Setting the scene -- 3. Definitions and detection -- 4. Causes and treatments -- 5. Discussions -- 6. Coping with the medical experience -- 7. The quality of medical services -- 8. The diagnosis -- 9. The consequences -- 10. The desire to be a father -- 11. Creating a family -- 12. Dealing with people -- 13. Survival strategies -- 14. Support -- 15. Resolution -- 16. Couples -- 17. The way forward -- 18. Parting thoughts -- Appendix: self-help groups.
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| Abstract
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Explores the past and present medical management of male infertility and allows men to tell their own stories of what it feels like to be infertile.
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| Subject
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Infertility, Male-- Psychological aspects.
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Infertility, Male-- Psychological aspects.
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Infertility, Male-- psychology.
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Counseling.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.6/92
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| LC Classification
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RC889.M373 1993
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WJ 709M411m 1993
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44.74bcl
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77.85bcl
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