Women’s Role in Reproduction
This term refers to the regular medical check-ups women are encouraged to get to monitor reproductive health and prevent potential issues.
What are “gynecological exams”?
Other Acceptable Answers: Pap smears, wellness exams, OB-GYN visits.
According to Chapter 5, most men in the study viewed their primary role in reproduction as this.
What is “provider”?
Other Acceptable Answers: Breadwinner, financial supporter, protector.
What factors could negatively affect paternal health (specifically sperm)? (Need at LEAST two)
What is “steroid use/risks of workplace exposures (environmental toxins)/age/behaviors”?
What primary federal agency is responsible for medical research in the U.S.? When you search “Men’s Health” on the homepage of the federal agencies website only three research areas pop up: “contraception, avoiding sexually transmitted diseases, and infertility/fertility.
What is “National Institutes of Health (NIH)?”
In public health messaging, women are commonly advised to avoid these substances for a healthy pregnancy.
What are “alcohol and drugs”?
Other Acceptable Answers: Tobacco, caffeine, any combination of alcohol, drugs, and smoking.
This term was used by some men as a critical description for fathers who only contribute biologically but not socially or financially.
What is a “sperm donor”?
Other Acceptable Answers: Biological father only, absent father, deadbeat dad (if phrased with respect to biological-only contributions)
Medical Research linked the age of older fathers to disease risks for their children. What were the illnesses that resulted from this link? (Only need one)
What is “schizophrenia, Autism, and bipolar disorder?”
It was mentioned in the book that the exposure of fathers affects their future babies' health. However as studies began to stack up, reporters would have experts tell them whether the risks were even worth mentioning because of two main worries regarding men’s feelings/image. Name at least one.
What is “cause them to panic” or “cause male hysteria?”
This is the age after which women are often told they are at higher risk for complications in pregnancy.
What is “35”?
Other Acceptable Answers: late 30s
Men in Chapter 5 largely relied on this cultural model of fatherhood, which emphasizes providing for the family and offering stability. How could this traditional model limit a man’s engagement with reproductive health?
It could make them less likely to consider their own health as directly relevant to reproduction.
Other Acceptable Answers: It could lead them to overlook biological contributions, focus only on support roles, or ignore their own reproductive health.
In chapter 6, there is a figure that lists actions that men can do to increase the chances of having a healthy child? Name at least three.
What is “avoiding alcohol/eating healthy foods/healthy lifestyle/not using drugs/not smoking/exercising/sleeping/avoiding toxins?”
There were three main analysis trends when the author was looking at news media in regards to reporting men’s health. What was one of them?
What is “News reporting on paternal effects is saturated with references to masculinity and gender relations, OR journalists routinely underscore the uncertainty of biomedical claims about paternal effects, OR news articles often exhibit a default assumption that if there are risks, they should be managed by individuals.”
Only need ONE of these