The New Reproductive Order
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Marcia C. Inhorn
William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology International Affairs
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Are Men the Overlooked Reason for Egg Freezing?
Global fertility decline is ringing demographic, economic, and social alarm bells. In a recent New York Times opinion piece, author Jessica Grose asks, “Are Men the Overlooked Reason for the Fertility Decline?” She provides compelling evidence to suggest that this phenomenon is not just about women delaying childbearing. Men, too, are contributing to declining fertility rates. Indeed, [ ] The post…
‘Motherhood on ice’: Exploring why women freeze their eggs
Oocyte vitrification, a method to flash-freeze human eggs so they can be stored for later use, emerged in the early 2000s. Initially, the technology was limited to women undergoing chemotherapy or experiencing medical conditions known to cause infertility. In 2012, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine lifted the procedure’s experimental label, allowing women to freeze [ ] The post…
Have Eggs, Will Travel. To Freeze Them, NYT
Faced with the high cost of egg-freezing in their home countries, some women are going abroad for a better deal, and a vacation. The post Have Eggs, Will Travel. To Freeze Them, NYT appeared first on Marcia C. Inhorn .
Oncofertility Consortium Webinar: Motherhood on Ice
Date/Time: April 5, 2023, 2-3 pm EST Organizers: Practice Committee Topic: Motherhood on Ice: The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their Eggs Speaker: Marcia C. Inhorn, PhD, MPH (USA) Moderator: Mahmoud Salama, MD, PhD The post Oncofertility Consortium Webinar: Motherhood on Ice appeared first on Marcia C. Inhorn .
INSIDER: It’s not about career planning
It s not about career planning. As a medical anthropologist, I can tell you that women are freezing their eggs because of partnership problems. As a medical anthropologist and gender scholar, I have been privileged to gather egg freezing stories from 150 American women across the country. As my study clearly reveals, these women are part of a particular US [ ] The post INSIDER: It’s not about…
Afikra Interviews Medical Anthropologist Marcia C. Inhorn
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Arab Masculinities: Anthropological Reconceptions in Precarious Times
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Motherhood on Ice: The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their Eggs
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On the Legacy of 9/11 – For Millions of Refugees, the Crisis Continues
Sept. 11 was a devastating event for the United States, causing the senseless deaths of nearly 3,000 Americans and the injury of more than 6,000 others. Sept. 11 was also a tragedy for the Middle East, as the U.S. responded by initiating two wars, one in Afghanistan in 2001 and one in Iraq in 2003. [ ] The post On the Legacy of 9/11 For Millions of Refugees, the Crisis Continues appeared first on…