2024
Achieving more equitable access to assisted reproduction
Dyer S, Adamson G, Inhorn M, Zegers-Hochschild F. Achieving more equitable access to assisted reproduction. The BMJ 2024, 385: e077111. PMID: 38670597, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-077111.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Cryopreserving Jewish Motherhood: Egg Freezing in Israel and the United States
Birenbaum‐Carmeli D, Inhorn MC, Vale MD, Patrizio P. Cryopreserving Jewish Motherhood: Egg Freezing in Israel and the United States. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2021, 35: 346-363. PMID: 33813742, DOI: 10.1111/maq.12643.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Upholding Success: Asian Americans, Egg Freezing, and the Fertility Paradox
Inhorn MC, Yu R, Patrizio P. Upholding Success: Asian Americans, Egg Freezing, and the Fertility Paradox. Medical Anthropology 2020, 40: 3-19. PMID: 33074721, DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1825415.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Globalised quests for assisted conception: Reproductive travel for infertility and involuntary childlessness
Whittaker A, Inhorn M, Shenfield F. Globalised quests for assisted conception: Reproductive travel for infertility and involuntary childlessness. Global Public Health 2019, 14: 1669-1688. PMID: 31204900, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2019.1627479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive travelSignificant legal issuesAmbiguous legal statusLittle accurate dataAssisted reproductive treatmentIssues of powerLegal issuesLegal statusOwn empirical researchSurrogacy servicesInternational regulationsLack of equityRegulatory complexityGlobal capitalismSocial inequitiesReligious prohibitionGlobal movementInternational bordersLack of accessAssisted reproductionRecent changesInvoluntary childlessnessEthical considerationsEmpirical researchImportant ethical considerations
2014
Reconceiving masculinity and ‘men as partners’ for ICPD Beyond 2014: Insights from a Mexican HPV study
Wentzell E, Inhorn M. Reconceiving masculinity and ‘men as partners’ for ICPD Beyond 2014: Insights from a Mexican HPV study. Global Public Health 2014, 9: 691-705. PMID: 24890039, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2014.917690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFraming of menCairo International ConferenceReproductive health practicesHealth needsReproductive health programsGender normsWomen's empowermentMen's participationPolicy recommendationsBroader societyReproductive practicesFramingMan serviceReproductive healthMasculinityGlobal riseICPDEmpowermentHealth practicesParticipationHealth programsPracticeActorsPartnersServices
2011
Cross-border reproductive care: a future research agenda
Inhorn M, Gürtin Z. Cross-border reproductive care: a future research agenda. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2011, 23: 665-676. PMID: 21978923, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-border reproductive careFuture research agendaResearch agendaMedia debateEmpirical research studiesReproductive careScholarly commentaryMethodological challengesFragmentary evidenceAgendaResearch studiesGovernmentPhenomena of interestDebateReproductive technologiesCommentaryArticleDiscussionProfessionalsServicesChallengesWomenLiteratureInterestGapIntroduction: travelling for conception and the global assisted reproduction market
Gürtin Z, Inhorn M. Introduction: travelling for conception and the global assisted reproduction market. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2011, 23: 535-537. PMID: 21962528, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Effect of war on fertility: a review of the literature
Abu-Musa A, Kobeissi L, Hannoun A, Inhorn M. Effect of war on fertility: a review of the literature. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2008, 17: 43-53. PMID: 18644222, DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60189-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemen parametersRisk of infertilityAbnormal semen parametersGulf War veteransMale fertilityMenstrual abnormalitiesMenstrual dysfunctionMEDLINE searchSperm parametersRecall biasAustralian veteransSemen characteristicsWar veteransReduced fertilitySperm characteristicsFemale fertilityVeteransRiskMustard gasExposurePregnancyReviewDysfunctionInfertilityStudy
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 1990sDefining Women's Health: A Dozen Messages from More than 150 Ethnographies
Inhorn M. Defining Women's Health: A Dozen Messages from More than 150 Ethnographies. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2006, 20: 345-378. PMID: 16937621, DOI: 10.1525/maq.2006.20.3.345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth research agendaWomen's healthWomen's health research agendaPerspectives of womenWomen's health concernsAnthropology's contributionQualitative traditionKnowledge productionEthnographic literatureResearch agendaWestern biomedicineEthnographyHealth concernPublic healthArticleAnthropologistsPrimary exampleAnthropologyAgendaMajor messageHealthTraditionPerspectiveMessagesLiteratureArab Americans, African Americans, and infertility: barriers to reproduction and medical care
Inhorn M, Fakih M. Arab Americans, African Americans, and infertility: barriers to reproduction and medical care. Fertility And Sterility 2006, 85: 844-852. PMID: 16580363, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArab American menArab AmericansSocial marginalizationCultural barriersOpen-ended ethnographic interviewsMainstream U.S. societyAfrican AmericansMetropolitan DetroitEnclave communitiesEthnographic interviewsU.S. societyAmerican menInfertility careQualitative studyMarginalizationPovertyEconomic constraintsAmericansSignificant barriersDetroitDearbornRacismSimilar historyPrivate IVF clinicRisk of infertility
2004
Privacy, privatization, and the politics of patronage: ethnographic challenges to penetrating the secret world of Middle Eastern, hospital-based in vitro fertilization
Inhorn M. Privacy, privatization, and the politics of patronage: ethnographic challenges to penetrating the secret world of Middle Eastern, hospital-based in vitro fertilization. Social Science & Medicine 2004, 59: 2095-2108. PMID: 15351475, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMen's influences on women's reproductive health: medical anthropological perspectives
Dudgeon M, Inhorn M. Men's influences on women's reproductive health: medical anthropological perspectives. Social Science & Medicine 2004, 59: 1379-1395. PMID: 15246168, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnthropological perspectiveWomen's reproductive healthAnthropological researchMedical anthropologistsReproductive healthMedical anthropological researchQuestion of equalityReproductive health programsReproductive health researchEthnographic studyReproductive rightsDemographic literatureExemplary researchMan's influenceChild health programsHealth programsAnthropologistsWomen's healthOrganizational frameworkHealth researchArticlePerspectiveHealth of childrenSalient exampleSecond half
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 technologiesReproduction gone awry: medical anthropological perspectives
Jenkins G, Inhorn M. Reproduction gone awry: medical anthropological perspectives. Social Science & Medicine 2003, 56: 1831-1836. PMID: 12650723, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00207-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSon Preference, Sex Selection, and the “New” New Reproductive Technologies
van Balen F, Inhorn M. Son Preference, Sex Selection, and the “New” New Reproductive Technologies. International Journal Of Social Determinants Of Health And Health Services 2003, 33: 235-252. PMID: 12800886, DOI: 10.2190/pp5x-v039-3qgk-yqjb.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Feminism meets the “new” epidemiologies: toward an appraisal of antifeminist biases in epidemiological research on women's health
Inhorn M, Whittle K. Feminism meets the “new” epidemiologies: toward an appraisal of antifeminist biases in epidemiological research on women's health. Social Science & Medicine 2001, 53: 553-567. PMID: 11478536, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00360-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative feminist frameworkWomen's healthUnderstanding of healthFeminist frameworkSocial inequalitiesKnowledge productionFeminist perspectiveRecent critiquesSocial hierarchyWomen's health risksAlternative paradigmEmergent fieldProblem definitionConceptual modelCritiqueDepoliticizationEssentializationEpidemiological researchFeminismDebateHealthInequalityHealth risksReproducersEssayRethinking Difference: A Feminist Reframing of Gender/Race/Class for the Improvement of Women's Health Research
Whittle K, Inhorn M. Rethinking Difference: A Feminist Reframing of Gender/Race/Class for the Improvement of Women's Health Research. International Journal Of Social Determinants Of Health And Health Services 2001, 31: 147-165. PMID: 11271641, DOI: 10.2190/fkja-cxd7-v4g6-u4w9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/classWomen's health researchFeminist research agendaForms of oppressionHealth needsHealth researchWestern scientific discourseThird World feministsWomen's health needsSocial constructionAmerican feministsInterdisciplinary theorizingResearch agendaEpistemological issuesScientific discourseResearch paradigmFeministsWomen's healthNew research paradigmDebateClassismAgendaOppressionDiscourseResearch
1994
Ethnography, epidemiology and infertility in Egypt
Inhorn M, Buss K. Ethnography, epidemiology and infertility in Egypt. Social Science & Medicine 1994, 39: 671-686. PMID: 7973866, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90023-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolitical-economic contextRisk of infertilityInternational health problemEpidemiological research designsInterpretive insightsHealth problemsResearch designInfertilityEpidemiological inquiryEgyptian menEgyptian settingEthnographyData collectionInquiryContextEpidemiologyFactorsImproved understandingInterpreting infertility: Medical anthropological perspectives Introduction
Inhorn M. Interpreting infertility: Medical anthropological perspectives Introduction. Social Science & Medicine 1994, 39: 459-461. PMID: 7973846, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90089-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research