Guide to IVF Part Three Would-be fathers suffer in silence amid the taboo of male infertility

From: The Scotsman | Date: April 5, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

WHEN the parliament held its first debate on infertility earlier this year, David Davidson, the Tory MSP, was the lone male in attendance and even he felt the need to mention the fact that he was a father of five. Most men would rather chew off their own arm than discuss the number, motility and quality of their sperm. Yet despite the fact that half of all infertility has a male cause, fertility is still seen as a women's issue.

Male infertility is a taboo subject and Mary Scanlon, the Conservative MSP for Highlands and Islands who secured the debate, says many men are suffering in silence. ...

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