Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Making Fertility Precarious: Egg Freezing and the Politicization of Reproductive Aging 27
5. 2. Freezing in Anticipation: Fertility Planning with Eggs for Later 60
6. 3. Frozen Eggs and the Financialization of Fertility: Distributing Reproductive Aging in the Reproductive- Industrial Complex 88
7. 4. Aging Embryos and Viable Rhythms: The Visualization and Commercialization of Time- Lapse Embryo Selection 119
8. 5. Postfertile Conceptions: Egg Freezing and the Reinvention of Older Motherhood 143
9. 6. Oocyte Futures: The Global Flow of Frozen Eggs 180
10. Conclusion 217
11. Acknowledgments 237
12. Glossary 241
13. Notes 243
14. Bibliography 279
15. Index 321
16. About the Author 335