2007
Health issues in the Arab American community. Male infertility in Lebanon: a case-controlled study.
Kobeissi L, Inhorn M. Health issues in the Arab American community. Male infertility in Lebanon: a case-controlled study. Ethnicity & Disease 2007, 17: s3-33-s3-38. PMID: 17985448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyMale infertilityRisk factorsReproductive illnessesWar exposureMale reproductive health problemsSemen analysisFamilial clusteringMultivariate logistic regression analysisLaboratory blood testingMale reproductive healthSignificant risk factorsImportant risk factorMale infertility casesReproductive health problemsLogistic regression analysisControl of confoundersWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesInfertile womenLifestyle factorsBlood testingInfertility casesEffect modificationCaffeine intake
2006
Arab Americans, African Americans, and infertility: barriers to reproduction and medical care
Inhorn M, Fakih M. Arab Americans, African Americans, and infertility: barriers to reproduction and medical care. Fertility And Sterility 2006, 85: 844-852. PMID: 16580363, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArab American menArab AmericansSocial marginalizationCultural barriersOpen-ended ethnographic interviewsMainstream U.S. societyAfrican AmericansMetropolitan DetroitEnclave communitiesEthnographic interviewsU.S. societyAmerican menInfertility careQualitative studyMarginalizationPovertyEconomic constraintsAmericansSignificant barriersDetroitDearbornRacismSimilar historyPrivate IVF clinicRisk of infertility