This encyclopedic survey provides clear descriptions of the key reproductive technologies of assisted conception from in vitro fertilization to cloning. It emphasizes recently developed reproductive techniques and introduces them to those unfamiliar with the technologies.
Biography
Annette Burfoot is associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Queen's University, Canada. Her areas of research and teaching include women and reproductive technologies, popular culture of the body, and the sociology of science and technology. In addition to The Encyclopedia of Reproductive Technologies (1999) she has published on national policy initiatives in reproduction, the popular representation of women in science fiction film, and the social impacts of genetic engineering.