Quest for Conception: Gender, Infertility and Egyptian Medical Traditions
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Marcia C. Inhorn (Author)
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In Quest for Conception, Marcia C. Inhorn portrays the poignant struggles of poor, urban Egyptian women and their attempts to overcome infertility. The author draws upon fifteen months of fieldwork in urban Egypt to present moving stories of infertile Muslim women whose tumultuous medical pilgrimages have yet to produce the desired pregnancies. Inhorn examines the devastating impact of infertility on the lives of these women, who are threatened with divorce by their husbands, harassed by their husbands' families, and ostracized by neighbors. 24 illus.
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- Contributor: Marcia C. Inhorn
- Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press
- ISBN13: 9780812215281
- Number of Pages: 472
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
- Release Date: 1994-08-01
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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