Islamic perspectives in human reproduction

Gi, Serour

doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60328-8

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“…As is the case with other Sunni-majority Middle Eastern countries, the UAE does not permit any form of third-party reproductive assistance (i.e., sperm and egg donation, embryo donation, or surrogacy), and is one of the few Middle Eastern countries, along with Turkey, to enact a legal ban on this practice (Gurtin 2011(Gurtin , 2012Inhorn 2003Inhorn , 2006Inhorn , 2010aInhorn , 2010bInhorn and Shrivistav 2010;Inhorn and Tremayne 2012;Serour 2008). Reproductive travelers who require third-party donation or surrogacy to overcome their infertility must travel outside the Sunni Muslim Middle East.…”

Section: Art In Global Dubaimentioning

confidence: 99%

Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Fertility “Tourism”: Examples from Global Dubai and the Ivy League

Inhorn

Shrivastav

Patrizio

2012

Medical Anthropology

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What motivates the global movements of infertile people searching for assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs)? In this article, we attempt to answer this question by exploring infertile patients' practices of so-called "fertility tourism." Based on ethnographic research carried out with nearly 300 infertile travelers in two major ART centers--one in the global hub of the United Arab Emirates and the other at a major East Coast Ivy League university--we examine a diverse set of reasons for reproductive travel. We argue that reproductive "tourism" should be reconceptualized as reproductive "exile" in that infertile couples feel barred from accessing ARTs in their home countries. Listening to reproductive travel stories is key to understanding infertile couples' transnational "quests for conception." Stories of two couples, one from Lebanon and one from Italy, demonstrate the poignancy of these quests and begin to shed light on the complex calculus of factors governing this global movement of reproductive actors.

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Section: Art In Global Dubaimentioning

confidence: 99%

Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Fertility “Tourism”: Examples from Global Dubai and the Ivy League

Inhorn

Shrivastav

Patrizio

2012

Medical Anthropology

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“…Women for whom child bearing is a major object of their lives may be hesitant to reveal their infertility problems even to their closest friends and relatives. In Muslim communities, Islam encourages family formation and assisted reproduction, when indicated, within the frame of a committed legal marital relationship [11,12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Missing Motherhood: Jordanian Women's Experiences with Infertility

Obeidat

Hamlan

Callister

2014

Advances in Psychiatry

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Aim, Background, and Introduction. Bearing and rearing children are an important part of life in nearly all cultures and are a central role for Jordanian Muslim women. Infertility can create anxiety, stress, and depression for couples who are infertile. Women frequently bear the emotional stigma of a couple's infertility. There is a paucity of literature focusing on Jordanian Muslim women experiencing infertility and failed assistive reproductive technology. Therefore, this study explored these women's lived experience. Methods. Qualitative data were collected through interviews with 30 Jordanian Muslim women who experienced failed assistive reproductive technology for infertility. Perceptions of experiences with failed treatment of infertility were documented and analyzed. Results. Major themes were identified: missing out on motherhood and living with infertility, experiencing marital stressors, feeling social pressure, experiencing depression and disappointment, having treatment associated difficulties, appreciating support from family and friends, using coping strategies, and fear of an unknown future. Discussion, Conclusion, and Implications for Clinical Practice. Being infertile significantly influences the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health of Jordanian Muslim women as well as their quality of life. Perceived social support and personal coping strategies were used by study participants to mediate failed attempts to conceive. Designing and implementing culturally appropriate interventions for Muslim women globally who are experiencing infertility are essential.

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“…A single embryo transfer may minimize the risk of multiples but the pregnancy and live birth rate may be lower (Pandian et al, 2004). Multifetal pregnancy, particularly high-order multiple pregnancy, should be prevented in the fi rst place because of its associated fetal and maternal complications, increased cost (Serour, 2008), and the need for fetal reduction which involves the destruction of viable embryos. The International Islamic Fiqh Academy of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC-IFA) recommended fertilizing the required number of ova only and replacing them.…”

Section: Assisted Reproductive Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These guidelines included a Fatwa from Dar El Iftaa, Cairo (1980) and a Fatwa from the Islamic Fiqh Council, Makkah (1984), the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences in Kuwait (1983), the Fatwa of the OIC-IFA in 1986, and the International Islamic Centre for Population Studies and Research, al-Azhar University. These guidelines are followed by most Muslims (Serour, 2008).…”

Section: Islamic Views Of Artmentioning

confidence: 99%