Thai in vitro : gender, culture and assisted reproduction /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Whittaker, Andrea (Andrea M.), 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2015.
Series:Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 30.
Subjects:
Fertilization in vitro, Human > Social aspects > Thailand.
Infertility > Treatment > Social aspects > Thailand.
Culture.
Fertilization in Vitro > trends
Infertility > therapy
Infertility > psychology
Culture
Socioeconomic Factors
Fécondation in vitro > Aspect social > Thaïlande.
Infertilité > Traitement > Aspect social > Thaïlande.
culture note.
culture (concept)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
MEDICAL > Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
Fertilization in vitro, Human > Social aspects
Infertility > Treatment > Social aspects
Thailand
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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