Cosmopolitan Conceptions: Ivf Sojourns in Global Dubai

by Marcia C. Inhorn

Book Overview

In their desperate quest for conception, thousands of infertile couples from around the world travel to the global in vitro fertilization (IVF) hub of Dubai. In Cosmopolitan Conceptions Marcia C. Inhorn highlights the stories of 220 "reprotravelers" from fifty countries who sought treatment at a "cosmopolitan" IVF clinic in Dubai. These couples cannot find safe, affordable, legal, and effective IVF services in their home countries, and their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822359332
• ISBN13: 9780822359333
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"