2006
Making muslim babies: Ivf and gamete donation in sunni versus shi’a islam
Inhorn M. Making muslim babies: Ivf and gamete donation in sunni versus shi’a islam. Culture, Medicine, And Psychiatry 2006, 30: 427-450. PMID: 17051430, PMCID: PMC1705533, DOI: 10.1007/s11013-006-9027-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal moral worldsThird-party donationGamete donationMoral worldPractice of IVFReligious discourseShi’a IslamMuslim marriagesMuslim worldAl-Azhar UniversityCountry of LebanonMedical anthropological researchHuman lifeAnthropological researchDifficult decisionsMuslimsFatwaSunniGender implicationsEthnographic researchFertilization clinicsWorldProfound implicationsDonationLate 1990sIntroduction to Medical Anthropology in the Muslim World
Inhorn M, Sargent C. Introduction to Medical Anthropology in the Muslim World. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2006, 20: 1-11. PMID: 16612990, DOI: 10.1525/maq.2006.20.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“He Won't Be My Son”
Inhorn M. “He Won't Be My Son”. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2006, 20: 94-120. PMID: 16612995, DOI: 10.1525/maq.2006.20.1.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuslim menGamete donationSunni Muslim worldMuslim worldReligious dictatesReligious mandateReligious sectsMuslim populationFatherhood desiresArticle IBasis of fieldworkComplicated intersectionsMiddle Eastern countriesMarriageWorldDonationEastern countriesReligionSonSectAftermathScienceDictatesLebanonDesire
2004
Middle Eastern Masculinities in the Age of New Reproductive Technologies: Male Infertility and Stigma in Egypt and Lebanon
Inhorn M. Middle Eastern Masculinities in the Age of New Reproductive Technologies: Male Infertility and Stigma in Egypt and Lebanon. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2004, 18: 162-182. PMID: 15272802, DOI: 10.1525/maq.2004.18.2.162.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Global infertility and the globalization of new reproductive technologies: illustrations from Egypt
Inhorn M. Global infertility and the globalization of new reproductive technologies: illustrations from Egypt. Social Science & Medicine 2003, 56: 1837-1851. PMID: 12650724, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00208-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale infertilityHealth care seekingReproductive technologiesPercent of couplesPostabortion infectionTubal infertilityPrimary preventionIVF centerCare seekingRapid global spreadInfertility beltEpidemiological factorsInfertilityGlobal infertilityHigh rateOne-thirdInfectionSaharan AfricaGlobal spreadMost casesNew reproductive technologies