Biomedical Innovation in Fertility Care
Evidence Challenges, Commercialization, and the Market for Hope
Author(s)
Perrotta, Manuela
Language
EnglishAbstract
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.
Keywords
Add-ons; Commercialization; Ethnography; Evidence; IVF; Medical sociology; Regulation; Science and technology studiesDOI
10.47674/9781529236750ISBN
9781529236743, 9781529236750, 9781529236767Publisher
Bristol University PressPublisher website
https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/Publication date and place
Bristol, 2024Classification
Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments
Health systems and services
Medical sociology
Impact of science and technology on society