Cosmopolitan Conceptions : IVF Sojourns in Global Dubai /

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Marcia C. Inhorn's ethnography of international travelers seeking in vitro fertilization treatment in the global IVF hub of Dubai shows that infertile couples, or ""reprotravelers, "" leave their countries because IVF treatment is not safe, affordable, legal or effective. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inhorn, Marcia C., 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Medical tourism.
Fertilization in vitro, Human.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Tourisme medical.
Fecondation in vitro.
Medical Tourism
Fertilization in Vitro
Fertilization in vitro.
Medical tourism > United Arab Emirates > Dubai.
Fertilization in vitro, Human > United Arab Emirates > Dubai.
United Arab Emirates > Dubai.
United Arab Emirates
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Marcia C. Inhorn's ethnography of international travelers seeking in vitro fertilization treatment in the global IVF hub of Dubai shows that infertile couples, or ""reprotravelers, "" leave their countries because IVF treatment is not safe, affordable, legal or effective. Inhorn opens a window into the painful, frustrating, and expensive world of infertility.
Physical Description:1 online resource (408 pages): illustrations, portraits
ISBN:9780822375357

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