ABSTRACT Fat women experiencing infertility are often stigmatized; they are told by doctors that their fatness is to blame for their trouble conceiving and are refused medical treatment. However, researchers are finding that the evidence for refusing such treatments may be based more on stigma than science. Because fat women experiencing infertility often feel disempowered, using feminist family therapy to help fat women and their partners is explored as a beneficial approach for treatment. This paper will address the many issues fat women with infertility face and the resulting implications for feminist family therapists.

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肥胖和生育能力：女性主义治疗师的观点

摘要 患有不孕症的肥胖女性经常受到污名化。医生告诉她们，她们的肥胖是她们受孕困难的罪魁祸首，并被拒绝接受治疗。然而，研究人员发现拒绝此类治疗的证据可能更多地基于污名而不是科学。由于患有不孕症的肥胖女性常常感到无能为力，因此探索使用女权主义家庭疗法来帮助肥胖女性及其伴侣作为一种有益的治疗方法。本文将解决肥胖女性不孕症面临的许多问题以及由此对女权主义家庭治疗师的影响。