About 10 years ago Greil published a review and critique of the literature on the socio‐
psychological impact of infertility. He found at the time that most scholars treated infertility as …

Health and illness are not objective states but socially constructed categories. We focus here
on infertility, a phenomenon that has shifted from being seen as a private problem of couples …

The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm explores the ongoing strength and insidious grip of couple-
normativity across changing landscapes of law, policy and everyday life in four contrasting …

This book was written partly for my own sake. I was born into a very poor family in Southern
Thailand. Mum and Dad were the products of marginalised migrant populations in Thailand …

Page 1 gender, class and reflexive modernity in india Mothsna latha beliappa GENDERS AND
SEXUALITIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES B º Page 2 Gender, Class and Reflexive Modernity in …

Infertility is a health problem faced by an estimated 15% of women of childbearing age in
Ghana. This study explores the coping strategies adopted by 615 women seeking infertility …

In a context where motherhood is an integral part of a woman's stereotype, being childless is
a devastating experience. We explore how these so‐called deviant women manage this …

This article seeks to expand researchers' understanding of choice in the reproductive
decision-making narratives of heterosexual couples to help explain fertility rates in Spain …

Cristina Archetti started researching childlessness after being diagnosed with"" unexplained
infertility"". She soon discovered that, although involuntary childlessness affects an …

Psychological distress and infertility are linked in a complex pattern, such that distress may
be a cause of infertility and reduce the probability of achieving a pregnancy at the same time …