<i>Social and Ethical Implications of</i>In Vitro<i>Fertilization in Contemporary China</i>

Handwerker, Lisa

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“…People with Confucian or Buddhist beliefs consider infertility as retribution for wrongdoing either by the man, woman or even ancestors (Handwerker, 1995; Qiu, 2002). Excessive sexual activity is believed to be the reason of infertility.…”

Section: Geographical Differences In Attitudes On Infertility With Emmentioning

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Infertility and the provision of infertility medical services in developing countries

Ombelet

Cooke²,

Dyer

et al. 2008

Human Reproduction Update

543

398

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BACKGROUNDWorldwide more than 70 million couples suffer from infertility, the majority being residents of developing countries. Negative consequences of childlessness are experienced to a greater degree in developing countries when compared with Western societies. Bilateral tubal occlusion due to sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy-related infections is the most common cause of infertility in developing countries, a condition that is potentially treatable with assisted reproductive technologies (ART). New reproductive technologies are either unavailable or very costly in developing countries. This review provides a comprehensive survey of all important papers on the issue of infertility in developing countries.METHODSMedline, PubMed, Excerpta Medica and EMBASE searches identified relevant papers published between 1978 and 2007 and the keywords used were the combinations of ‘affordable, assisted reproduction, ART, developing countries, health services, infertility, IVF, simplified methods, traditional health care'.RESULTSThe exact prevalence of infertility in developing countries is unknown due to a lack of registration and well-performed studies. On the other hand, the implementation of appropriate infertility treatment is currently not a main goal for most international non-profit organizations. Keystones in the successful implementation of infertility care in low-resource settings include simplification of diagnostic and ART procedures, minimizing the complication rate of interventions, providing training-courses for health-care workers and incorporating infertility treatment into sexual and reproductive health-care programmes.CONCLUSIONSAlthough recognizing the importance of education and prevention, we believe that for the reasons of social justice, infertility treatment in developing countries requires greater attention at National and International levels.

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Section: Geographical Differences In Attitudes On Infertility With Emmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infertility and the provision of infertility medical services in developing countries

Ombelet

Cooke²,

Dyer

et al. 2008

Human Reproduction Update

543

398

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“…Agrowing number of ethnographically grounded accounts of assisted conception around the world draw attention to the manifold configurations of religion—mainly the three monotheisms but also East Asian traditions such as Hinduism (Bharadwaj 2006) and Confucianism (Handwerker 1995)—in contemporary biomedical arenas. Anthropologists of reproduction have, of course, documented a range of formal (as well as informal) religious positions on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and have depicted the different degrees to which they have been implemented in the legal frameworks under which ARTs are practiced (Inhorn 2006; Kahn 2000; Tremayne 2009).…”

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Kosher medicine and medicalized halacha: An exploration of triadic relations among Israeli rabbis, doctors, and infertility patients

Ivry¹

2010

American Ethnologist

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Kosher medicine and medicalized halacha:An exploration of triadic relations among Israeli rabbis, doctors, and infertility patients A B S T R A C TDrawing on my ethnography of rabbinically mediated fertility treatments for observant Jewish couples in Israel, I illuminate two simultaneous processes: the koshering of medical care and the medicalization of rabbinic law. My findings show how hands-on rabbinic interventions transform doctor-patient relations into rabbi-doctor-patient relations and introduce a network of power relations into clinical practice, at times empowering and at times disempowering patients. This case prompts a reconsideration of scholars' tendency to view biomedicine in hegemonic terms. [assisted conception, religious Judaism, Israel, power relations, authoritative knowledge, medicalization]

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“…However, we speculated that it would not have a considerable influence on the time trend of fecundity. As the rapid development in ART occurred only during the last decade in China [27], it has not been culturally and financially accepted by Chinese couples, especially for those living in rural areas [28]. Additionally, we censored couples who had a TTP of >12 months, a duration within which couples were unlikely to seek medical help for infertility [29].…”

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Improved Fecundity in Northern China: A Secular Trend from 1980 to 2003

Xiao-bing

Jiang

Wang³

et al. 2016

PLoS ONE

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ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the trend of human fecundity over time in China.MethodsThis retrospective study was conducted in Tongliao, China. Couples who were married during the time period between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 2003 were considered eligible for this study. A total of 27,413 individuals provided valid information via house-to-house interviews. The 12-month cumulative pregnancy rate (CPR) and annual percentage change were used as the outcome measurements.ResultsThere was a significant increase in the CPR over the five successive time groups. A break point in 1988 divided the entire study period into two distinct segments: 1981–1988, during which the CPR increased from 72.2% to 84.2%, and 1988–2003, during which the CPR increased from 84.2% to 87.2%.ConclusionsThe findings were unlikely to be the result of biases, and could not be explained by increased medical treatment for infertility and changes in the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases. Dramatic societal and behavioral changes due to the unique family planning policy and economic reform policies in China might have been the plausible reason for the results.

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Social and Ethical Implications ofIn VitroFertilization in Contemporary China

Cited by 15 publications

References 4 publications

Infertility and the provision of infertility medical services in developing countries

Infertility and the provision of infertility medical services in developing countries

Kosher medicine and medicalized halacha: An exploration of triadic relations among Israeli rabbis, doctors, and infertility patients

Improved Fecundity in Northern China: A Secular Trend from 1980 to 2003

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