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Neplodnost jeho a neplodnost její: Genderové aspekty asistované reprodukce
How Men and Women Experience Infertility: Gender Aspects of Assisted Reproduction
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Abstract This article is based on a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with women and men suffering from fertility problems. It analyses the negotiations between partners confronted with the diagnosis of infertility and seeking the best solution. The analysis examined how men and women define their ... view more
This article is based on a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with women and men suffering from fertility problems. It analyses the negotiations between partners confronted with the diagnosis of infertility and seeking the best solution. The analysis examined how men and women define their roles in the treatment of infertility, how they perceive their partners’ coping and involvement, and confl icting and controversial topics and situations. Data suggest that the burden of infertility is unequal. While treatment involves a woman fully in the physical and the psychological sense, the involvement of the man and potential father in the treatment process is reduced to his provision of genetic material on demand. The research revealed two factors that infl uence and separate the experiences of men and women: the different time/age frame of the reproductive experience and the physical aspect of infertility and reproduction. Both factors are anchored in the praxis of assisted reproduction. The treatment process is administered in a way that, instead of reshaping or challenging traditional defi nitions of parenthood or gender roles, confi rms the status quo.... view less
Keywords
stigma
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
infertility; gender roles; assisted reproduction; parenthood
Document language
Czech
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
177–203 p.
Journal
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 45 (2009) 1
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications