“There is pain in knowing you will never look into the eyes of a smaller part of you.”

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This is a comment by Mark Good on the post “Male Disposability: 1/19″.

Male Disposability: 1/19

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Are men disposable?

The Older Parent

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Aaron Brinker doesn’t ever want his son to think he’s too tired for him.

My Dad Won’t Stop Crying: Is Male Menopause Real?

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After a father confesses that he can’t stop crying, a daughter does a little research on male menopause.

Where You Came From

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These things don’t always work, says Mother. Where do you think your sister came from?

Changing Seasons Now; Snow, Soon

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“We’ve talked about these eggs as if they are future children, and not just the possibility of future children.” Will Henderson writes in the journal he kept for his child-to-be.

Foster Parent’s Father’s Day

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Robin Dodge and his spouse are a Queer couple who are committed to becoming parents.

Masculinity and Infertility

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Being able to impregnate a partner is not only highly valued in our society but also expected, taking a man’s identity one step further to include a father role. So what happens to a man and his masculinity when he faces infertility issues?

“My wife learned she was infertile after our honeymoon.”

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This is a comment by FisherKing on the post “Should I Leave My Sexless Marriage?”

The Missing Voices of Men

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Anthropologist Emilia Perujo discovered that infertile men are hard to hear, even if your thesis is about listening to them.

Interview with a Male Infertility Rock Star

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A veteran of many treatments, Denny Ceizyk answers some infertility questions that many men keep to themselves.

Flickers of Hope and Sorrow

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Robb Zimmerman speaks about the grief and confusion of two lost pregnancies.

Think We Should Keep IVF Legal?

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Men need fertility treatments just as much as women, writes Lee Rubin Collins, so “personhood” amendments are about their rights, too.

The Marginalization of an Infertile Man

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When Marcus Williams was ready to face his infertility, he had a hard time finding any fertility doctors willing to face it with him.

Infertility: 4/2

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A call for men’s perspectives on coping with infertility.

“If you’re picturing some ejaculate-and-wait kind of dad, you’re not picturing me.”

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“If my wife had argued that pregnancy only affected her and not me, I would have been…I don’t even know. Furious is the word that comes to mind.”