About 10 years ago Greil published a review and critique of the literature on the socio‐
psychological impact of infertility. He found at the time that most scholars treated infertility as …

BACKGROUND Worldwide more than 70 million couples suffer from infertility, the majority
being residents of developing countries. Negative consequences of childlessness are …

Transnational Reproduction traces the relationships among Western aspiring parents,
Indian surrogates, and egg donors from around the world. In the early 2010s India was one …

In 1978, the world's first “test-tube” baby was born via in vitro fertilization (IVF). The past 30
years have seen the rapid evolution of many other assisted reproductive technologies …

Health and illness are not objective states but socially constructed categories. We focus here
on infertility, a phenomenon that has shifted from being seen as a private problem of couples …

BACKGROUND: This study explores the concerns and experiences related to involuntary
childlessness of infertile women living in a diverse cultural urban community in South Africa …

This article reports on qualitative research investigating HIV positive individuals'
reproductive intentions and their influencing factors in Cape Town, South Africa. In-depth …

Infertility affects more than 10% of the world's population. In developing countries, there are
severe social, psychological and economic consequences for infertile men and women. All …

BACKGROUND: In Africa, infertility traditionally has been viewed as a female problem. This
study explores reproductive health knowledge, health‐seeking behaviour and experiences …

This research aimed to investigate the extent to which women in Southern Ghana seeking
infertility treatment perceived themselves as stigmatised in order to investigate the …