The pursuit of parenthood : reproductive technology from test-tube babies to uterus transplants

The pursuit of parenthood : reproductive technology from test-tube babies to uterus transplants /

Since the 1978 birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, in England, more than eight million children have been born with the help of assisted reproductive technologies. From the start, they have stirred controversy and raised profound questions: Should there be limits to the lengths to which peopl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marsh, Margaret S., 1945- (Author)
Other Authors: Ronner, Wanda
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Fertilization in vitro > History.
Reproductive technology > History.
Infertility > History.
Infertility > Treatment.
Reproductive health > History.
Medical policy.
Fertilization in Vitro > history
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted > history
Infertility > history
Infertility > therapy
Reproductive Medicine > history
Health Policy
United States
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the past as prologue
  • Test tube babies just around the corner
  • From first dream to first baby
  • IVF comes to America
  • From miracle births to medical mainstream
  • The elusive search for national consensus
  • A lot of money being made
  • Beyond infertility
  • Can the Wild West of reproductive medicine be tamed?

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