2024
Authors’ reply to Titley
Dyer S, Adamson G, Inhorn M, Zegers-Hochschild F. Authors’ reply to Titley. The BMJ 2024, 386: q1640. PMID: 39048122, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q1640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHumansAchieving 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 ResearchViolent conflict and population health in the Middle East
Moran M, Khawaja M, Khoshnood K, Ramahi T, Inhorn MC. Violent conflict and population health in the Middle East. Global Public Health 2011, 6: 467-471. PMID: 24735466, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.578581.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Medical Anthropology against War
Inhorn M. Medical Anthropology against War. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2008, 22: 416-424. PMID: 19189726, DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1387.2008.00040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsanguinity and family clustering of male factor infertility in Lebanon
Inhorn M, Kobeissi L, Nassar Z, Lakkis D, Fakih M. Consanguinity and family clustering of male factor infertility in Lebanon. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 91: 1104-1109. PMID: 18367181, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale factor infertilityFactor infertilityFamily clusteringSemen analysisConsanguineous marriagesReproductive historyMale factor infertility casesRisk Factor InterviewSecond-degree consanguinityCase-control studyInfertile male patientsFertile male controlsMale patientsInfertility casesSevere oligospermiaMAIN OUTCOMEMale controlsInfertilityIVF clinicsSignificant associationStrong genetic componentPatientsStudy sampleConsanguinityClinicEffect 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
2007
Occupational and environmental exposures to heavy metals: Risk factors for male infertility in Lebanon?
Inhorn M, King L, Nriagu J, Kobeissi L, Hammoud N, Awwad J, Abu-Musa A, Hannoun A. Occupational and environmental exposures to heavy metals: Risk factors for male infertility in Lebanon? Reproductive Toxicology 2007, 25: 203-212. PMID: 18093800, DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale infertilityRisk factorsBlood concentrationsFertile controlsRisk Factor InterviewEnvironmental exposuresImportant risk factorCase-control studyHigher whole-blood concentrationsWhole blood concentrationsUnexposed menInfertile casesReferent populationOccupational exposureInfertile menHealthy individualsFertility clinicsSemen analysisBlood collectionInfertilityMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisMenExposureClinicCivil war and male infertility in Lebanon
Kobeissi L, Inhorn M, Hannoun A, Hammoud N, Awwad J, Abu-Musa A. Civil war and male infertility in Lebanon. Fertility And Sterility 2007, 90: 340-345. PMID: 17919611, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical Anthropology at the Intersections
Inhorn M. Medical Anthropology at the Intersections. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2007, 21: 249-255. PMID: 17937248, DOI: 10.1525/maq.2007.21.3.249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe behavioural research agenda in global health: An advocate's legacy
Inhorn M, Janes C. The behavioural research agenda in global health: An advocate's legacy. Global Public Health 2007, 2: 294-312. PMID: 19283629, DOI: 10.1080/17441690601010217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwentieth centuryCentury disciplineSecond halfAnthropological perspectivePersistent advocacyCultural contextLegacyTropical MedicineCausal importanceHuman behaviorDisciplinesCenturyAnthropologyPioneersStoryHistoryVibrancyResearch agendaEarly developmentDunnAgendaAssemblagesArticleNotionAdvocacyHealth issues in the Arab American community. Male infertility in Lebanon: a case-controlled study.
Kobeissi L, Inhorn M. Health issues in the Arab American community. Male infertility in Lebanon: a case-controlled study. Ethnicity & Disease 2007, 17: s3-33-s3-38. PMID: 17985448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyMale infertilityRisk factorsReproductive illnessesWar exposureMale reproductive health problemsSemen analysisFamilial clusteringMultivariate logistic regression analysisLaboratory blood testingMale reproductive healthSignificant risk factorsImportant risk factorMale infertility casesReproductive health problemsLogistic regression analysisControl of confoundersWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesInfertile womenLifestyle factorsBlood testingInfertility casesEffect modificationCaffeine intake
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