THE PREDICAMENT OF MASCULINITY - TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE MALES EXPERIENCE OF INFERTILITY TREATMENTS
THE PREDICAMENT OF MASCULINITY - TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE MALES EXPERIENCE OF INFERTILITY TREATMENTS
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DOI：
10.1007/bf01544669
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发表时间：
1994-05-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
BIRENBAUMCARMELI, D
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作者：
CARMELI, YS;BIRENBAUMCARMELI, D
将生育力和女性气质联系在一起的常识观念被医疗机构所认同，并导致研究集中在生育力领域的女性。虽然女权主义批评家认为这种状况是男性统治的结果，并强调女性的困境，但本文关注的是男性在这一领域的经历。有人提出，由于研究和治疗传统上以女性为重点，为男性提供的治疗相对稀少，而他在这一过程中的非医疗部分将他置于边缘地位。这种待遇会带来尴尬和失范。精子捐赠的可用性本身就威胁到了男性的可获得性。一种受男性启发的生育与女性的联系导致了以女性为中心的不孕不育疗法的发展。其结果是，男性发现自己处于不利地位。
The commonsense notions that associate fertility and femininity are shared by the medical establishment, and have led to the concentration of research on women in the area of fertility. While feminist critics view this state of affairs as a consequence of male domination and emphasize women's predicament, this paper focuses on men's experience in this area. It is suggested that as research and treatment traditionally focus on the woman, therapies offered to the man are relatively scarce and his non-medical part in the process places him in a marginal position. The treatment entails embarrassment and anomie. The availability of sperm donation carries its own threat of men's dispensibility. A male-inspired association of procreation with women has led to the development of female-centered infertility therapies. As a consequence men have found themselves in a disadvantaged position.