[The experience of the infertile male].
New social norms related to sexuality, desire and motherhood are emerging. To have a satisfying sex life, be a happy mother, and to be a parent are considered essential experiences by today's society. Infertile men therefore experience their infertility as something shameful. They feel devalued. They dare not express their difficulties in the face of their wife's suffering and therefore suffer in silence. For men, the main psychological consequence of their infertility revolves around their masculine and social role; for women, it is the lack of a child. Our role is to allow infertile men to talk about their doubts and their sexuality through a specific consultation (andrology or psychological support). Through couple consultations, men should be helped to feel confident about their role as men, and both men and women should be encouraged to continue to live (and to not be so focused on the eternal quest of having a baby) and if necessary to seek psychological support.
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Psychiatre, sexologue, 283 rue de Créqui, 69007 Lyon, France. marimeach@9online.fr
D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male