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