| Description |
1 online resource (x, 320 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-314) and index. |
| Summary |
This work examines the industry of reproductive technology from the perspective of the consumer. An analysis is made of the array of medical options available to those with fertility problems, and the financial and emotional toll is assessed. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Contents |
Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Consuming Technologies; 2. Confronting Notions of Normalcy; 3. The Embattled Body; 4. Genes and Generations; 5. Experiencing Risks; 6. Taking Action; 7. Selling Hope; 8. Decisions about Donors; 9. Embodied Technology; 10. Shifting Gears; 11. Redefining Normalcy; 12. Women Rethinking Parenthood; 13. Rewriting the Family; 14. Performing Gender; Appendix: About the Research; Glossary; Notes; References; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human reproductive technology -- Case studies.
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Human reproductive technology. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Infertility -- Patients -- Interviews.
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Infertility -- Patients. |
| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
Infertility. |
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Reproductive Techniques -- psychology. |
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Reproductive Techniques -- ethics. |
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Infertility -- psychology. |
| Indexed Term |
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Assisted reproductive technology. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Interviews.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Becker, Gaylene. Elusive embryo. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000 0520224302 (DLC) 00055967 (OCoLC)44502298 |
| ISBN |
9780520925243 (electronic book) |
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0520925246 (electronic book) |
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0585389926 (electronic book) |
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9780585389929 (electronic book) |
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1282355090 |
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9781282355095 |
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9780520224308 |
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0520224302 |
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9780520224315 |
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0520224310 |
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