Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies in India lie at the confluence of multiple
cultural conceptions. These 'conceptions' are key to understanding the burgeoning spread of …

In the Sitapurdistrict of Uttar Pradesh, an agricultural region with high rates of infant mortality,
maternal health services are poor while family planning efforts are intensive. By following …

The onset of menstruation is one of the important changes that occur in the lives of
adolescent girls. It brings many challenges with it. Menstruation is often dealt with in secrecy …

In her innovative new book, Kalpana Ram reflects on the way spirit possession unsettles
some of the foundational assumptions of modernity. What is a human subject under the …

There is an emerging global discourse on female selective abortion (FSA) as several Asian
countries witness an increasing imbalance in their sex ratios in favour of boys. While there is …

Despite the ongoing centrality of marriage and reproduction in Vietnam, family and spousal
separation is an increasing reality for many poor rural–urban migrants. We offer a social …

Online social support, with its novel opportunities for coping, is especially important for those
experiencing isolation. Daughters-in-law in Azerbaijan are isolated and have inadequate …

Set in the context of the processes and practices of human reproduction and reproductive
health in Northern India, this book examines the institutional exercise of power by the state …

Introduction infertility remains a neglected issue in bangladesh's reproductive health policy;
instead, the emphasis has always been on the problem of overpopulation. as a result the …

The link between high fertility and poverty is well established. However, this paper shows
how infertility may also generate poverty among childless families in Bangladesh. An …