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Medieval men were diagnosed with infertility and prescribed treatments
July 27, 2017


Men could be held responsible for the failure to produce children as far back as medieval times, a new study of medical and religious texts has shown.

The analysis of popular medical and religious books by the University of Exeter shows that from the 13th century, widely-circulated medical texts recognised the possibility of male infertility, including sterility and 'unsuitable seed'.




Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-07-medieval-men-infertility-treatments.html#jCp