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 1990s
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