Infertility in the modern world : present and future prospects / / edited by Gillian R. Bentley, C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910449768803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000
• ISBN: 1-107-11664-3; 1-280-42045-6; 9786610420452; 0-511-17505-1; 0-511-05194-8; 0-511-15514-X; 0-511-32864-8; 0-511-61303-2; 0-511-04040-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Biosocial Society symposium series ; ; 12
• Disciplina: 616.6/92
• Soggetti: Infertility; Infertility - Social aspects; Fertility, Human - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Biomedical perspectives on fertility. Reproductive possibilities for infertile couples: present and future -- Genetic influences on human infertility. Environmental influences on fertility. Environmental pollutants and fertility -- From STD epidemics to AIDS: a socio-demographic and epidemiological perspective on sub-Saharan Africa. Social perspectives on infertility. Voluntary childlessness: trends and implications -- Sexual orientation and feritlity.
• Sommario/riassunto: As we enter the twenty-first century, a number of medical, environmental and social changes have profoundly affected human reproduction. This book discusses some of the more dramatic changes in an accessible manner, illustrating the ways in which human biology and culture can affect fertility and providing a unique interdisciplinary ; perspective on the subject. Topics include medical technologies that equip us with potential cures for many causes of infertility; diseases such as AIDS that have a devastating impact on the reproductive and social lives of humans, particularly in areas with limited access to medical care; increasing industrialisation and the development of fabricated materials that pollute our environment in unforeseen ways with possibly devastating effects on human health and fertility; and, finally, social revolutions that profoundly alter human relationships, such as non-marital unions between heterosexual couples, same-sex relationships, adoption and surrogacy which are becoming increasingly common.