Quest for Conception: Gender, Infertility, and Egyptian Medical Traditions

by Marcia C. Inhorn

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In Quest for Conception, Marcia C. Inhorn portrays the poignant struggles of poor, urban Egyptian women and their attempts to overcome infertility. The author draws upon fifteen months of fieldwork in urban Egypt to present moving stories of infertile Muslim women whose tumultuous medical pilgrimages have yet to produce the desired pregnancies. Inhorn examines the devastating impact of infertility on the lives of these women, who are threatened...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812215281

ISBN13:9780812215281

Release Date:August 1994

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:472 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Clinical Fertility Gender Studies General History Internal Medicine Medical Medical Books Medicine Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Reproductive Medicine & Technology Social Science Social Sciences Special Topics Women's Studies

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