Biomedical Innovation in Fertility Care

Evidence Challenges, Commercialization, and the Market for Hope

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Author(s)
Perrotta, Manuela
Language
English
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Abstract
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book delves into the complex and controversial realm of fertility care. It analyses the clash between evidence-based medicine and market dynamics in fertility treatments, with a unique focus on "add-on" treatments. It reveals how these contentious treatment options are now common practice and how they lead to an emerging market for hope. With an interdisciplinary approach, this is an essential resource for readers in the fields of science and technology studies and medical sociology.
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https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/177212
Keywords
Add-ons; Commercialization; Ethnography; Evidence; IVF; Medical sociology; Regulation; Science and technology studies; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFV Ethical issues and debates::JBFV5 Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments; thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBP Health systems and services; thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBS Medical sociology; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDR Impact of science and technology on society
DOI
10.47674/9781529236750
ISBN
9781529236743
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Publication date and place
Bristol, 2024
Pages
197