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Cosmopolitan Conceptions

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Cosmopolitan Conceptions

By Marcia C. Inhorn

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About the book

In their desperate quest for conception, thousands of infertile couples from around the world travel to the global in vitro fertilization (IVF) hub of Dubai. In Cosmopolitan Conceptions Marcia C. Inhorn highlights the stories of 220 "reprotravelers" from fifty countries who sought treatment at a "cosmopolitan" IVF clinic in Dubai. These couples cannot find safe, affordable, legal, and effective IVF services in their home countries, and their stories offer a window into the world of infertility-a...Show more

Social and cultural anthropology

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ISBN

9780822359333

Publisher

Duke University Press

Published year

2015

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1

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Cosmopolitan Conceptions

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