BACKGROUND The increasingly common practice in high-income countries to delay
childbearing to the fourth and fifth decades of life increases the risk of involuntary …

BACKGROUND The role of men in the childbearing decision process and the factors that
influence men's childbearing intentions have been relatively unexplored in the literature …

Both men and women are important actors in bringing children into life, yet demographic
studies on reproduction have tended to focus on women alone. The aims of this article are …

STUDY QUESTION How knowledgeable are men about the medical, environmental and
psychological factors that are associated with male infertility? SUMMARY ANSWER Men …

STUDY QUESTION What are the childbearing intentions of currently childless men and
women? What is their attitude towards, and willingness to use, assisted human reproduction …

OBJECTIVE: To determine childless men's knowledge about fertility and assisted
reproductive technology (ART) treatments and family building options, compared to …

Women and men globally are delaying the birth of their first child. In the UK, the average age
of first conception in women is 29 years. Women experience age-related fertility decline so it …

Context: Family planning research, policy and programs in developing countries have
traditionally given little attention to men's role in reproductive decision-making. Men's …

While feminist scholarship has centred reproduction in women's lives, it has inadequately
explored its meanings in men's. If we assume that reproduction happens in relationships of …

Much remains to be learned about why women and men delay child-bearing and about their
knowledge of the associated risks. Women's decisions about the timing of childbearing are …