2014
Reconceiving masculinity and ‘men as partners’ for ICPD Beyond 2014: Insights from a Mexican HPV study
Wentzell E, Inhorn M. Reconceiving masculinity and ‘men as partners’ for ICPD Beyond 2014: Insights from a Mexican HPV study. Global Public Health 2014, 9: 691-705. PMID: 24890039, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2014.917690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFraming of menCairo International ConferenceReproductive health practicesHealth needsReproductive health programsGender normsWomen's empowermentMen's participationPolicy recommendationsBroader societyReproductive practicesFramingMan serviceReproductive healthMasculinityGlobal riseICPDEmpowermentHealth practicesParticipationHealth programsPracticeActorsPartnersServices
2011
Cross-border reproductive care: a future research agenda
Inhorn M, Gürtin Z. Cross-border reproductive care: a future research agenda. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2011, 23: 665-676. PMID: 21978923, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-border reproductive careFuture research agendaResearch agendaMedia debateEmpirical research studiesReproductive careScholarly commentaryMethodological challengesFragmentary evidenceAgendaResearch studiesGovernmentPhenomena of interestDebateReproductive technologiesCommentaryArticleDiscussionProfessionalsServicesChallengesWomenLiteratureInterestGap
2008
Consanguinity and family clustering of male factor infertility in Lebanon
Inhorn M, Kobeissi L, Nassar Z, Lakkis D, Fakih M. Consanguinity and family clustering of male factor infertility in Lebanon. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 91: 1104-1109. PMID: 18367181, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale factor infertilityFactor infertilityFamily clusteringSemen analysisConsanguineous marriagesReproductive historyMale factor infertility casesRisk Factor InterviewSecond-degree consanguinityCase-control studyInfertile male patientsFertile male controlsMale patientsInfertility casesSevere oligospermiaMAIN OUTCOMEMale controlsInfertilityIVF clinicsSignificant associationStrong genetic componentPatientsStudy sampleConsanguinityClinicEffect of war on fertility: a review of the literature
Abu-Musa A, Kobeissi L, Hannoun A, Inhorn M. Effect of war on fertility: a review of the literature. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2008, 17: 43-53. PMID: 18644222, DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60189-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemen parametersRisk of infertilityAbnormal semen parametersGulf War veteransMale fertilityMenstrual abnormalitiesMenstrual dysfunctionMEDLINE searchSperm parametersRecall biasAustralian veteransSemen characteristicsWar veteransReduced fertilitySperm characteristicsFemale fertilityVeteransRiskMustard gasExposurePregnancyReviewDysfunctionInfertilityStudy
2007
Occupational and environmental exposures to heavy metals: Risk factors for male infertility in Lebanon?
Inhorn M, King L, Nriagu J, Kobeissi L, Hammoud N, Awwad J, Abu-Musa A, Hannoun A. Occupational and environmental exposures to heavy metals: Risk factors for male infertility in Lebanon? Reproductive Toxicology 2007, 25: 203-212. PMID: 18093800, DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale infertilityRisk factorsBlood concentrationsFertile controlsRisk Factor InterviewEnvironmental exposuresImportant risk factorCase-control studyHigher whole-blood concentrationsWhole blood concentrationsUnexposed menInfertile casesReferent populationOccupational exposureInfertile menHealthy individualsFertility clinicsSemen analysisBlood collectionInfertilityMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisMenExposureClinicCivil war and male infertility in Lebanon
Kobeissi L, Inhorn M, Hannoun A, Hammoud N, Awwad J, Abu-Musa A. Civil war and male infertility in Lebanon. Fertility And Sterility 2007, 90: 340-345. PMID: 17919611, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe behavioural research agenda in global health: An advocate's legacy
Inhorn M, Janes C. The behavioural research agenda in global health: An advocate's legacy. Global Public Health 2007, 2: 294-312. PMID: 19283629, DOI: 10.1080/17441690601010217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwentieth centuryCentury disciplineSecond halfAnthropological perspectivePersistent advocacyCultural contextLegacyTropical MedicineCausal importanceHuman behaviorDisciplinesCenturyAnthropologyPioneersStoryHistoryVibrancyResearch agendaEarly developmentDunnAgendaAssemblagesArticleNotionAdvocacyHealth issues in the Arab American community. Male infertility in Lebanon: a case-controlled study.
Kobeissi L, Inhorn M. Health issues in the Arab American community. Male infertility in Lebanon: a case-controlled study. Ethnicity & Disease 2007, 17: s3-33-s3-38. PMID: 17985448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyMale infertilityRisk factorsReproductive illnessesWar exposureMale reproductive health problemsSemen analysisFamilial clusteringMultivariate logistic regression analysisLaboratory blood testingMale reproductive healthSignificant risk factorsImportant risk factorMale infertility casesReproductive health problemsLogistic regression analysisControl of confoundersWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesInfertile womenLifestyle factorsBlood testingInfertility casesEffect modificationCaffeine intake
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 1990sArab Americans, African Americans, and infertility: barriers to reproduction and medical care
Inhorn M, Fakih M. Arab Americans, African Americans, and infertility: barriers to reproduction and medical care. Fertility And Sterility 2006, 85: 844-852. PMID: 16580363, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArab American menArab AmericansSocial marginalizationCultural barriersOpen-ended ethnographic interviewsMainstream U.S. societyAfrican AmericansMetropolitan DetroitEnclave communitiesEthnographic interviewsU.S. societyAmerican menInfertility careQualitative studyMarginalizationPovertyEconomic constraintsAmericansSignificant barriersDetroitDearbornRacismSimilar historyPrivate IVF clinicRisk of infertility“He Won't Be My Son”
Inhorn M. “He Won't Be My Son”. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2006, 20: 94-120. PMID: 16612995, DOI: 10.1525/maq.2006.20.1.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuslim menGamete donationSunni Muslim worldMuslim worldReligious dictatesReligious mandateReligious sectsMuslim populationFatherhood desiresArticle IBasis of fieldworkComplicated intersectionsMiddle Eastern countriesMarriageWorldDonationEastern countriesReligionSonSectAftermathScienceDictatesLebanonDesire
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 ResearchMen's influences on women's reproductive health: medical anthropological perspectives
Dudgeon M, Inhorn M. Men's influences on women's reproductive health: medical anthropological perspectives. Social Science & Medicine 2004, 59: 1379-1395. PMID: 15246168, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnthropological perspectiveWomen's reproductive healthAnthropological researchMedical anthropologistsReproductive healthMedical anthropological researchQuestion of equalityReproductive health programsReproductive health researchEthnographic studyReproductive rightsDemographic literatureExemplary researchMan's influenceChild health programsHealth programsAnthropologistsWomen's healthOrganizational frameworkHealth researchArticlePerspectiveHealth of childrenSalient exampleSecond halfMiddle 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 technologiesReproduction gone awry: medical anthropological perspectives
Jenkins G, Inhorn M. Reproduction gone awry: medical anthropological perspectives. Social Science & Medicine 2003, 56: 1831-1836. PMID: 12650723, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00207-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSon Preference, Sex Selection, and the “New” New Reproductive Technologies
van Balen F, Inhorn M. Son Preference, Sex Selection, and the “New” New Reproductive Technologies. International Journal Of Social Determinants Of Health And Health Services 2003, 33: 235-252. PMID: 12800886, DOI: 10.2190/pp5x-v039-3qgk-yqjb.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Rethinking Difference: A Feminist Reframing of Gender/Race/Class for the Improvement of Women's Health Research
Whittle K, Inhorn M. Rethinking Difference: A Feminist Reframing of Gender/Race/Class for the Improvement of Women's Health Research. International Journal Of Social Determinants Of Health And Health Services 2001, 31: 147-165. PMID: 11271641, DOI: 10.2190/fkja-cxd7-v4g6-u4w9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/classWomen's health researchFeminist research agendaForms of oppressionHealth needsHealth researchWestern scientific discourseThird World feministsWomen's health needsSocial constructionAmerican feministsInterdisciplinary theorizingResearch agendaEpistemological issuesScientific discourseResearch paradigmFeministsWomen's healthNew research paradigmDebateClassismAgendaOppressionDiscourseResearch
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 understandingInterpreting infertility: Medical anthropological perspectives Introduction
Inhorn M. Interpreting infertility: Medical anthropological perspectives Introduction. Social Science & Medicine 1994, 39: 459-461. PMID: 7973846, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90089-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research