Joe and Jane Desperately Want to Have Children, and Although

question 52

Essay

Joe and Jane desperately want to have children, and although they have tried for two years, they have not been successful. Finally, each of them consults a physician, and it turns out that Joe suffers from oligospermia (a low sperm count). He confides to you that he doesn't understand why this would interfere with his ability to have children since he remembers from biology class that it only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg. What would you tell him?

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Definitions:

Cult of Domesticity

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Marquis de Lafayette

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American Independence

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