These essays examine the global impact of infertility as a major reproductive health issue, one that has profoundly affected the lives of countless women and me

In Lucknow, the capital of India's most populous state, the stigmas and colonial legacies surrounding sexual propriety and population growth affect how Muslim w

An interdisciplinary perspective on the ways in which human biology and culture can affect fertility.

Based on research by leading medical anthropologists from around the world, this book examines such issues as local practices detrimental to safe pregnancy and

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is available to two-thirds of the world's population, and world-class experts, representing research from 18 different co