03286nam 2200685Ia 450 991081913280332120200520144314.01-283-27846-497866132784630-520-95022-410.1525/9780520950221(CKB)2550000000041036(EBL)740308(OCoLC)747409503(SSID)ssj0000541202(PQKBManifestationID)11327658(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541202(PQKBWorkID)10498780(PQKB)11029060(DE-B1597)520519(OCoLC)753976821(DE-B1597)9780520950221(MiAaPQ)EBC740308(Au-PeEL)EBL740308(CaPaEBR)ebr10484235(CaONFJC)MIL327846(EXLCZ)99255000000004103620110307d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSex cells the medical market for eggs and sperm /Rene Almeling1st ed.Berkeley University of California Press20111 online resource (240 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27096-7 0-520-27095-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Part One. Organizing the Market --Part Two. Experiencing the Market --Appendix A: Egg and Sperm Donors' Characteristics at Time of Interview --Appendix B: Demographics of Donors Based on Profiles at Egg and Sperm Donation Programs --Notes --Bibliography --IndexUnimaginable until the twentieth century, the clinical practice of transferring eggs and sperm from body to body is now the basis of a bustling market. In Sex Cells, Rene Almeling provides an inside look at how egg agencies and sperm banks do business. Although both men and women are usually drawn to donation for financial reasons, Almeling finds that clinics encourage sperm donors to think of the payments as remuneration for an easy "job." Women receive more money but are urged to regard egg donation in feminine terms, as the ultimate "gift" from one woman to another. Sex Cells shows how the gendered framing of paid donation, as either a job or a gift, not only influences the structure of the market, but also profoundly affects the individuals whose genetic material is being purchased.Artificial insemination, HumanEconomic aspectsArtificial insemination, HumanMoral and ethical aspectsInfertilityTreatmentEconomic aspectsSurrogate motherhoodEconomic aspectsArtificial insemination, HumanEconomic aspects.Artificial insemination, HumanMoral and ethical aspects.InfertilityTreatmentEconomic aspects.Surrogate motherhoodEconomic aspects.381/.45618178Almeling Rene1977-1651847MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819132803321Sex cells4002078UNINA