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Chapter 15 - The Male Experience with Fertility and Counseling

from Part IV - Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2022

By
William Petok  and
Brennan Peterson
Edited by
Sharon N. Covington
Sharon N. Covington
Affiliation:
Shady Grove Fertility, Rockville, MD
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Summary

I have been a psychologist, primarily in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland, since 1980. I am also a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My graduate training at the University of Maryland, College Park emphasized a behavioral approach to problems.

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Fertility Counseling: Case Studies , pp. 83 - 87
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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