Most people today know a couple within their circle of friends that are struggling to get pregnant due to an issue with infertility. The question is how many of those couples are having this ordeal due to the male having the infertile issues. Read today this press release on the reluctance of the male's that are suspected of having the infertility and their inability to acknowledge the problem at all. The article states that infertility in men is on the rise with the number around 1 in 20 men in the US alone. Most of the issues with the reluctance part is the association, that some how a man that is infertile is less of a man. Time to get over yourselves guys! This is a medical condition that has absolutely nothing to do with your masculinity, it's not like you had an actual choice in the matter. You were either born with this problem or a victim of the chemical environment around you. So please read today's clip on male infertility and their unwillingness to step up to the issue and face it head on. Women are doing it everyday guys, time to step up and be a man. Also attached today is a news report on male infertility and how it is more common than you may think so please share your opinions after your read today's article and keep fighting!

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Fertility Specialists Decry Men's Reluctance to Seek Infertility Treatment

Among couples who struggle to achieve pregnancy, the majority assume it is a female condition, according to an informal web survey conducted by IntegraMed, the leading operator of fertility centers in the United States. When asked which member of the couple sought initial medical treatment for infertility, 67 percent said it was the female partner, although the male is responsible for 30 to 40 percent of infertility cases, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Nearly half of the 300 survey respondents said it was only after constant pressure that their husbands were willing to seek medical consultation, and 42 percent said their husbands simply were not comfortable talking to a doctor about their possible infertility, taking the position that they were "not meant to have children."

Male infertility affects approximately one in twenty men in the United States, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Why the apprehension to confront male infertility? Men's reluctance to seek infertility treatment is a challenge to fertility experts in the IntegraMed network, who suggest some men associate their sense of masculinity with the ability to conceive a child. Though cultural associations of masculinity and fertility are slowly changing, men's resistance to address the issue can hinder both diagnosis and timely treatment.

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