The Empty Cradle: Infertility in America from Colonial Times to the Present - Couverture rigide

Marsh, Margaret; Ronner, Wanda

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0801852285 ISBN 13 : 9780801852282

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This history of infertility, and the social phenomenon of how Americans have reacted to it, describes the emotional and medical experiences of childless couples who seek help for infertility. It utilizes a variety of sources, such as memoirs, patient records, medical textbooks, scholarly journals, personal letters and women's magazines, in order to correct certain assumptions about infertility. Many of the "modern" medical techniques used to treat infertility are shown as having been around for a long time - donor insemination was first carried out as early as the mid-19th century, while the first "ovarian transplantation" took place in the later 19th century. The role of gender is examined, and the authors argue that although infertility is a condition for which men and women bear equal responsibility, women have been subjected to a disproportionate share of the blame and treatment.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Margaret Marsh is a university professor of history at Rutgers University.

Wanda Ronner is a professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. They are the authors of The Empty Cradle: Infertility in America from Colonial Times to the Present and The Fertility Doctor: John Rock and the Reproductive Revolution.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801852285
• ISBN 13: 9780801852282
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible