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The Stork and the Syringe: Political History of Reproductive Medicine

ISBN: 978-0-7456-1187-7
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250 pages
December 1993, Polity
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  • This is one of the first books to look at the history of infertility. The author argues that there is a hidden history of involuntary childlessness
  • This book analyses why the medical profession dislikes examining the male reproductive system. The author discusses both male and female infertility
  • The author considers the politics of involuntary childlessness, and considers why since the second world war it has not been considered a serious social problem, and why it has been largely ignored by medicine, social policy and feminists
  • The book uses new original data and research findings
  • A outstandingly original volume which will be widely discussed.
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