The Elusive Embryo: How Women and Men Approach New Reproductive Technologies

by Gay Becker and Gaylene Becker

Book Overview

In the first book to examine the industry of reproductive technology from the perspective of the consumer, Gay Becker scrutinizes the staggering array of medical options available to women and men with fertility problems and assesses the toll-both financial and emotional-that the quest for a biological child often exacts from would-be parents. Becker interviewed hundreds of people over a period of years; their stories are presented here in their own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520224310
• ISBN13: 9780520224315
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An excellent book!

Reproductive technology fails for 80% of the people who try it, but all you ever read in the press (which relies on the advertising dollars of pharmeceutical companies)are the success stories. Very important reading for anyone considering fertility treatment.