PERSPECTIVE

The "Male Factor"

Infertility is a widespread scourge among men. So why don't they speak out?

(Illustration / Katherine Streeter) Illustration / Katherine Streeter

By Patti Hartigan

June 18, 2006

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Last June, a church in my little town of Carlisle marked Father's Day by posting a pithy saying near the village green. "To become a father is not hard," it read. "To be a father is." I bristled when I saw this sign and composed fiery rebuttals in my mind, because for many men, becoming a father is hard, and ... (Full article: 689 words)