Before revision: Male factor infertility is frequently associated with high levels of stigma; for example, in a study exploring the views of fertile individuals towards infertile men and women, Miall (1994)Miall 1994 found that male infertility was frequently seen as arising from sexual dysfunction and was thus associated with higher levels of stigma than female infertility.Malik 2008, p.19 Many people assume that infertile men cannot perform sexually.
After revision: socialMale factor infertility is frequently associated with high levels of stigma; for example, in a study exploring the views of fertile individuals towards infertile men and women, Miall (1994)Miall 1994 found that male infertility was frequently seen as arising from sexual dysfunction and was thus associated with higher levels of stigma than female infertility.Malik 2008, p.19 Many people assume that infertile men cannot perform sexually.