Motherhood on Ice
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Motherhood on Ice
The Mating Gap and Why
Women Freeze Their Eggs
New York University Press
ISBN: 9781479813049
Pub:
2023 May 5
$30.00 USD
Breve Descripción
En este poderoso libro, las mujeres comparten sus reflexiones sobre sus encuentros clínicos, así como las inmensas esperanzas e inversiones que depositan en esta estrategia de preservación de la fertilidad de alta tecnología. También se exploran la raza, la religión y el papel de los hombres en la vida de las mujeres solteras que buscan esta tecnología. Un retrato claramente humano de una población poco estudiada y en rápido crecimiento, Motherhood on Ice examina lo que está en juego para las mujeres que se consuelan con sus óvulos congelados mientras se embarcan en sus búsquedas de pareja, embarazo y crianza.
Breve descrição
Neste livro poderoso, as mulheres compartilham suas reflexões sobre seus encontros clínicos, bem como as imensas esperanças e investimentos que colocam nesta estratégia de preservação de fertilidade de alta tecnologia. Raça, religião e o papel dos homens na vida de mulheres solteiras que buscam essa tecnologia também são explorados. Um retrato distintamente humano de uma população em rápido crescimento e pouco estudada, Motherhood on Ice examina o que está em jogo para as mulheres que se consolam com seus óvulos congelados enquanto embarcam em suas buscas por parceiros, gravidez e paternidade.
Full description
Answers the question: Why are women freezing their eggs?
Why are women freezing their eggs in record numbers? Motherhood on Ice explores this question by drawing on the stories of more than 150 women who pursued fertility preservation technology. Moving between narratives of pain and empowerment, these nuanced personal stories reveal the complexity of women’s lives as they struggle to preserve and extend their fertility.
Contrary to popular belief, egg freezing is rarely about women postponing fertility for the sake of their careers. Rather, the most-educated women are increasingly forced to delay childbearing because they face a mating gap—a lack of eligible, educated, equal partners ready for marriage and parenthood. For these women, egg freezing is a reproductive backstop, a technological attempt to bridge the gap while waiting for the right partner. But it is not an easy choice for most. Their stories reveal the extent to which it is logistically complicated, physically taxing, financially demanding, emotionally draining, and uncertain in its effects.
In this powerful book, women share their reflections on their clinical encounters, as well as the immense hopes and investments they place in this high-tech fertility preservation strategy. Race, religion, and the role of men in the lives of single women pursuing this technology are also explored. A distinctly human portrait of an understudied and rapidly growing population, Motherhood on Ice examines what is at stake for women who take comfort in their frozen eggs while embarking on their quests for partnership, pregnancy, and parenting.
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