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Thai in vitro : gender, culture and assisted reproduction /

In Thailand, infertility remains a source of stigma for those couples that combine a range of religious, traditional and high-tech interventions in their quest for a child. This book explores this experience of infertility and the pursuit and use of assisted reproductive technologies by Thai couples...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whittaker, Andrea (Andrea M.), 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2015.
Colección:Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 30.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The birth of IVF in Thailand
  • Incompleteness
  • Begging for babies
  • Engaging technologies
  • The clinical ensemble
  • Patriarchal bargains
  • 'Love clinic' : cyber-sociality
  • 'Technology that gives men hope'
  • Carrying the merit.