Conceiving Masculinity: Male Infertility, Medicine, and Identity PDF
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Conceiving Masculinity Conceiving Masculinity Conceiving Masculinity Male InfertIlIty, MedICIne, and IdentIty Liberty Walther Barnes Temple University Press Philadelphia TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright © 2014 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2014 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Barnes, Liberty Walther, 1975– Conceiving masculinity : male infertility, medicine, and identity / Liberty Walther Barnes. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4399-1041-2 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4399-1042-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4399-1043-6 (e-book) 1. Infertility, Male— Psychological aspects. 2. Masculinity in popular culture. 3. Human reproduction—Political aspects. I. Title. RC889.B37 2014 616.6´921—dc23 2013042591 The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992 Printed in the United States of America 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 In loving memory of Earmalee Trusty Hiersche Contents Acknowledgments ix Prologue xiii 1 Preconceived Notions 1 2 Seminal Work 20 3 Doctors Doing Gender 51 4 Just a Medical Condition 82 5 Taking Control 121 6 The Politics of Reproduction 155 Appendix A: Research Participant List 165 Appendix B: Interview Guide 167 Notes 171 Glossary 187 References 189 Index 201 acknowledgments P rofessor Rebecca Klatch ranks at the top of a long list of people I would like to thank for their help with this book. As my dis- sertation advisor at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), Rebecca was my loyal advocate. She taught me the sociol- ogy of gender, encouraged me in my fieldwork, helped me to focus my ideas, treated me to lunches at the Faculty Club, believed in me, adored my children, and cheered me on to earn my Ph.D. If this book, which is based on my dissertation, is my baby, Rebecca is the intel- ligent, compassionate, indefatigable delivering midwife. I extend heartfelt appreciation to the scientists and physicians who sacrificed many hours of their busy professional and personal lives to educate me, answer my questions, and allow me to observe their work. I thank Doctors Donald Evenson, Marc Goldstein, Larry Lipschultz, Cathy Naughton, Robert Oates, Dana Ohl, Gianpiero Palermo, Peter Schlegel, Aaron Spitz, Paul Turek, and Philip Werth- man for their deep commitment to education and research and for so graciously sharing their time, knowledge, insights, and experiences with me. They have blessed many lives with their expertise—mine in- cluded. I owe a special thank-you to Dr. Cappy Rothman, a legendary male infertility specialist, who instilled confidence in a young gradu- ate student and whose inspiration and connections made this re- search possible. Additional thanks are due to the office staff, nurses,
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