2006
Making muslim babies: Ivf and gamete donation in sunni versus shi’a islam
Inhorn M. Making muslim babies: Ivf and gamete donation in sunni versus shi’a islam. Culture, Medicine, And Psychiatry 2006, 30: 427-450. PMID: 17051430, PMCID: PMC1705533, DOI: 10.1007/s11013-006-9027-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal moral worldsThird-party donationGamete donationMoral worldPractice of IVFReligious discourseShi’a IslamMuslim marriagesMuslim worldAl-Azhar UniversityCountry of LebanonMedical anthropological researchHuman lifeAnthropological researchDifficult decisionsMuslimsFatwaSunniGender implicationsEthnographic researchFertilization clinicsWorldProfound implicationsDonationLate 1990s
2004
Privacy, privatization, and the politics of patronage: ethnographic challenges to penetrating the secret world of Middle Eastern, hospital-based in vitro fertilization
Inhorn M. Privacy, privatization, and the politics of patronage: ethnographic challenges to penetrating the secret world of Middle Eastern, hospital-based in vitro fertilization. Social Science & Medicine 2004, 59: 2095-2108. PMID: 15351475, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle Eastern Masculinities in the Age of New Reproductive Technologies: Male Infertility and Stigma in Egypt and Lebanon
Inhorn M. Middle Eastern Masculinities in the Age of New Reproductive Technologies: Male Infertility and Stigma in Egypt and Lebanon. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2004, 18: 162-182. PMID: 15272802, DOI: 10.1525/maq.2004.18.2.162.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Global infertility and the globalization of new reproductive technologies: illustrations from Egypt
Inhorn M. Global infertility and the globalization of new reproductive technologies: illustrations from Egypt. Social Science & Medicine 2003, 56: 1837-1851. PMID: 12650724, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00208-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale infertilityHealth care seekingReproductive technologiesPercent of couplesPostabortion infectionTubal infertilityPrimary preventionIVF centerCare seekingRapid global spreadInfertility beltEpidemiological factorsInfertilityGlobal infertilityHigh rateOne-thirdInfectionSaharan AfricaGlobal spreadMost casesNew reproductive technologies
1994
Ethnography, epidemiology and infertility in Egypt
Inhorn M, Buss K. Ethnography, epidemiology and infertility in Egypt. Social Science & Medicine 1994, 39: 671-686. PMID: 7973866, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90023-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolitical-economic contextRisk of infertilityInternational health problemEpidemiological research designsInterpretive insightsHealth problemsResearch designInfertilityEpidemiological inquiryEgyptian menEgyptian settingEthnographyData collectionInquiryContextEpidemiologyFactorsImproved understandingKabsa (a.k.a. mushāhara) and threatened fertility in Egypt
Inhorn M. Kabsa (a.k.a. mushāhara) and threatened fertility in Egypt. Social Science & Medicine 1994, 39: 487-505. PMID: 7973849, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90092-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Infertility, infection, and latrogenesis in Egypt: The anthropological epidemiology of blocked tubes
Inhorn M, Buss K. Infertility, infection, and latrogenesis in Egypt: The anthropological epidemiology of blocked tubes. Medical Anthropology 1993, 15: 217-244. PMID: 8114620, DOI: 10.1080/01459740.1993.9966092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolitical-economic contextTubal factor infertilityRisk factorsFemale circumcisionInterpretive insightsAnalytical epidemiological methodsBehavioral risk factorsSuch risk factorsFemale sexual partnersMale sexual behaviorSexual behaviorEgyptian womenSexual partnersEpidemiological methodsBehavioral factorsInfertilityContextArticlePracticeData analysisPartnersFactorsGynecologistsEpidemiologyInfection