Read complete books and articles on: In Vitro Fertilization

In Vitro Fertilization - vēˈtrō, vĭˈtrō, technique for conception of a human embryo outside the mother's body. Several ova, or eggs, are removed from the mother's body and placed in special laboratory culture dishes (Petri dishes); sperm from the father are then added. If fertilization occurs, a fertilized ovum, after undergoing several cell divisions, is

12 of the Best Books and Articles on: In Vitro Fertilization

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Encyclopedia of Reproductive Technologies (Chap. Thirty-Seven "In Vitro Fertilization Overview," Chap. Thirty-Eight "In Vitro Fertilization-Historical Development") » Read Now
by Annette Burfoot. 408 pgs.

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...aspects-- Encyclopedias. 3. Fertilization in vitro, Human--Encyclopedias. I...Burfoot 207 37 In Vitro Fertilization--Overview , Robert Gore-Langton...Daniel 211 38 In...
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Family Values and the New Society: Dilemmas of the 21st Century (Chap. 5 "Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Artficial Insemination, Surrogation, and In Vitro Fertilization") » Read Now
by George P. Smith II. 280 pgs.

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Beset by socio-legal challenges, medical, and scientific advances in reproduction, feminist philosophies and complex questions regarding its contemporary relevance, the family--together with the core values that have sustained over the years--is being tested, re-evaluated, and redesigned. This book...
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Beset by socio-legal challenges, medical, and scientific advances in reproduction, feminist philosophies and complex questions regarding its contemporary relevance, the family--together with the core values that have sustained over the years--is being tested, re-evaluated, and redesigned. This book directs its focus to the current national debate on family values providing a strong and practical framework for decisionmaking in topical problem areas which integrate the social sciences, law, medicine, political science, economics, ethics, philosophy, and religion.
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Rehabilitating Bioethics: Recontextualizing in Vitro Fertilization outside Contractual Autonomy, in Duke Law Journal » Read Now
by Olivia Lin. 27 pgs.

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Tort Law and in Vitro Fertilization: The Need for Legal Recognition of "Procreative Injury", in Yale Law Journal » Read Now
by Joshua Kleinfeld. 8 pgs.

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Embodied Progress: A Cultural Account of Assisted Conception (Chap. 3 "The 'Obstacle Course': The Reproductive Work of IVF," Chap. 4 "'It Just Takes Over': IVF as a 'Way of Life,'" and Chap. 5 "'Having to Try' and 'Having to Choose': How IVF 'Makes Sense'") » Read Now
by Sarah Franklin. 252 pgs.

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New reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilisation, have been the subject of intense public discussion and debate worldwide. In addition to difficult ethical, moral, personal and political questions, new techniques of assisted conception also raise novel socio-cultural dilemmas. How are...
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New reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilisation, have been the subject of intense public discussion and debate worldwide. In addition to difficult ethical, moral, personal and political questions, new techniques of assisted conception also raise novel socio-cultural dilemmas. How are parenthood, kinship and procreation being redefined in the context of new reproductive technologies? Has reproductive choice become part of consumer culture? Embodied Progress offers a unique perspective on these and other cultural dimensions of assisted conception techniques.
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Body/Politics: Studies in Reproduction, Production, and (Re)Construction ("In Vitro: A History of Controversy" begins on p. 78) » Read Now
by Thomas C. Shevory. 258 pgs.

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Negotiating the terrain between techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, this work establishes the political connections between technologies of "the body," property, and the environment. Specific technologies of the body, such as surrogacy and in vitro fertilization, are examined in relation to their...
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Negotiating the terrain between techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, this work establishes the political connections between technologies of "the body," property, and the environment. Specific technologies of the body, such as surrogacy and in vitro fertilization, are examined in relation to their political and legal constructions. Next, Shevory analyzes private property as an evolving historical concept that implicates environmental and biological transformations with particular attention given to biotechnology cases. He then considers the body's appearance and its alterations through plastic surgery, dieting, or piercing as political constructions.
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Feminist Approaches to Bioethics: Theoretical Reflections and Practical Applications (Chap. 7 "Nonfeminist and Feminist Perspectives on Artificial Insemination and In-Vitro Fertilization") » Read Now
by Rosemarie Tong. 280 pgs.

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No other group of medical issues affects the genders as differently as those related to procreation. In this book, Tong offers an approach to feminist bioethics designed to guide the various factions towards a consensus.
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Disputes over Frozen Preembryos & the "Right Not to Be a Parent," in Columbia Journal of Gender and Law » Read Now
by Tracey S. Pachman. 26 pgs.

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...phenomenon occurs in the context of in vitro fertilization hereinafter IVF, where several courts...personal and reproductive rights. II. IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND TUE...
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Resolving Disputes over Excess Frozen Embryos through the Confines of Property and Contract Law, in Journal of Law and Health » Read Now
by Shelly R. Petralia. 34 pgs.

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...frozen embryos produced during in vitro fertilization (IVF). Part I discusses the...1377, 1380 (1995). (5) In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Microsoft...
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The Elusive Embryo: How Women and Men Approach New Reproductive Technologies » Read Now
by Gey Becker. 320 pgs.

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"Gay Becker, the leading ethnographer of the infertility experience in the U.S., provides a powerful account of how American women and men think, feel, and talk about their utilization of new reproductive technologies. This book will be required reading for those embarking on the infertility...
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"Gay Becker, the leading ethnographer of the infertility experience in the U.S., provides a powerful account of how American women and men think, feel, and talk about their utilization of new reproductive technologies. This book will be required reading for those embarking on the infertility treatment odyssey, as well as for scholars interested in the relationship of gender to technology." --Marcia Inhorn, author of "Infertility and Patriarchy
"This is a very powerful book. It forces the reader to scrutinize his/her own relationships to biology, to parenthood and to normalcy. But Gay Becker's real tour de force goes beyond even this! The deeper accomplishment of her work is that when, in a decade or two, children born through these new reproductive technologies ask the parents why they were born in the first place, they will be able to turn to Becker's book. The answers will be cultural as well as personal, deeply anchored not only in their parents' desires and experiences but also in profoundsocial and,technological innovations." --Isabelle Bazanger, author of "Inventing Pain Medicine from the Laboratory to the Clinic
"As a longtime facilitator of infertility support groups, I found The Elusive Embryo to be a fascinating and powerful examination of the cultural forces that shape the experience of being infertile as well as of the relationship between reproductive technologies and the consumers they serve. This is a book that makes you think; it is also one that offers recognition, perspective, and ultimately solace to those undergoing the transforming process of dealing with infertility."--Cecile T. Lampton, M.S.
"What distinguishes this book is its focus on the subjectiveexperience of dealing with infertility and its treatment. The success of Becker's nuanced description of this difficult, emotionally-charged process may be explained by the way in which she brings to bear her own experience of
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The Infertility Handbook: A Guide to Making Babies (Discussion of in vitro fertilisation begins on p. 101) » Read Now
by Jacqueline Tomlins. 322 pgs.

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"Written by a woman who has been through the whole IVF process herself, The Infertility Handbook provides accessible, personal and accurate information for people undergoing any form of fertility treatment."
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Key Issues in Bioethics: A Guide for Teachers (Part III "In Vitro Fertilisation") » Read Now
by Ralph Levinson, Michael J. Reiss. 185 pgs.

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