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Network Vol. 23, No. 2 is now online. This issue of Family Health
International's (FHI) scientific bulletin focuses on how to preserve
fertility.

Read the full text of Network 23(2) on FHI's Web site at
http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/Network/v23_2/index.htm
<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/Network/v23_2/index.htm> .

Here is a brief summary of the issue:

Network: Preserving Fertility
Vol. 23, No. 2, 2003

Infertility, which has multiple causes and consequences, is a global public
health concern: About 10 percent of all couples worldwide are or have been
infertile. Because family planning professionals devote much of their
careers to helping clients avoid unintended pregnancies, they may neglect
the issue of unintended infertility. But efforts to better prevent,
diagnose, and treat the main causes of unintended infertility could help
preserve the fertility of millions worldwide. Key points highlighted in this
issue of Network are that:
*       infertility often involves both members of the couple;
*       sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are the primary preventable
causes of infertility;
*       chlamydial infection and gonorrhea are the two STIs most clearly
associated with infertility
*       screening can identify these two often-silent STIs;
*       postpartum and postabortion infections are also associated with
infertility; and
*       contraceptive use does not cause infertility.
Although infertility is considered by some to be primarily a woman's
problem, men often contribute to and are also affected by it. Thus, the
issue explores how infertility affects men, the ways in which men can
protect themselves and their partners from STIs, and how reproductive health
programs and clinics can help men understand and prevent infertility.

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