BACKGROUND Infertility is estimated to affect as many as 186 million people worldwide.
Although male infertility contributes to more than half of all cases of global childlessness …

In 1978, the world's first “test-tube” baby was born via in vitro fertilization (IVF). The past 30
years have seen the rapid evolution of many other assisted reproductive technologies …

IntroductIon reconceiving Middle Eastern Manhood this book is a tribute to Middle Eastern
men such as Hamza, my driver in Lebanon, whose stories never make it to the front pages of …

" Professing Selves is one of the best recent works on contemporary Iran. Arguing that
transsexuals' legal and psychiatric negotiations reveal more general processes of …

Islam is the world's second largest religion, representing nearly a quarter of the global
population. Here, we assess how Islam as a religious system shapes medical practice, and …

How and to what extent have Islamic legal scholars and Middle Eastern lawmakers, as well
as Middle Eastern Muslim physicians and patients, grappled with the complex bioethical …

Introduction. Withania somnifera (WS) also known as ashwagandha is a well‐known
medicinal plant used in traditional medicine in many countries for infertility treatment. The …

Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), including in vitro fertilization to overcome
infertility, are now widely available across the Middle East. Islamic fatwa s emerging from the …

Reproductive justice Page 2 Reproductive Justice Page 3 Recent Titles in Women’s
Psychology “Intimate” Violence against Women: When Spouses, Partners, or Lovers Atack …

Background: Infertility makes an essential challenge to the sexual life of couples, especially
infertile women. When pregnancy does not happen, infertile women think that sexual …