Embryo Culture

Making Babies in the Twenty-first Century

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Women&, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Embryo Culture by Beth Kohl, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Beth Kohl ISBN: 9781429997423
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication: August 7, 2007
Imprint: Sarah Crichton Books Language: English
Author: Beth Kohl
ISBN: 9781429997423
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication: August 7, 2007
Imprint: Sarah Crichton Books
Language: English

"Injections + Appointments + Egg Retrieval + Embryo Transfer = Resources (Energy x Time x Emotion)"

That's the equation that was projected onto the screen when Beth Kohl and her husband first showed up at the in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic. "Good evening," the program's psychologist told the gathered infertile couples. "Before you begin your treatment, you should know that this program is emotionally and psychologically stressful."

And how.

In this marvelously unconventional account of her struggles to bear children, Kohl leads the reader on an oh-so-up-close tour of fertilization in America, and the ways in which science and miracle, technology and faith, converge to create life in the twentyfirst century. Along the way, Kohl wrestles with a new world of medical ethics: Should she "selectively reduce" the number of embryos successfully implanted in the womb in order to prevent a potentially complicated pregnancy? How much genetic testing of fertilized eggs is too much? What is she supposed to do with the seven embryos left over from the IVF process?

When Andrew Solomon wrote The Noonday Demon, he opened the world of depression to readers as no writer had done before. And when Stephen L. Carter wrote Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, many readers were forced to completely rethink race and prejudice. Kohl's spirited and rich exploration of "embryo culture" will completely revise how we see modern motherhood.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"Injections + Appointments + Egg Retrieval + Embryo Transfer = Resources (Energy x Time x Emotion)"

That's the equation that was projected onto the screen when Beth Kohl and her husband first showed up at the in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic. "Good evening," the program's psychologist told the gathered infertile couples. "Before you begin your treatment, you should know that this program is emotionally and psychologically stressful."

And how.

In this marvelously unconventional account of her struggles to bear children, Kohl leads the reader on an oh-so-up-close tour of fertilization in America, and the ways in which science and miracle, technology and faith, converge to create life in the twentyfirst century. Along the way, Kohl wrestles with a new world of medical ethics: Should she "selectively reduce" the number of embryos successfully implanted in the womb in order to prevent a potentially complicated pregnancy? How much genetic testing of fertilized eggs is too much? What is she supposed to do with the seven embryos left over from the IVF process?

When Andrew Solomon wrote The Noonday Demon, he opened the world of depression to readers as no writer had done before. And when Stephen L. Carter wrote Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, many readers were forced to completely rethink race and prejudice. Kohl's spirited and rich exploration of "embryo culture" will completely revise how we see modern motherhood.

More books from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Cover of the book Wolf in White Van by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book KL by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book Democracy by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book Bye-and-Bye by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book Every Riven Thing by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book The Purple Decades by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book The House of Djinn by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book Splashdance by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book The Marriage Plot by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book W Is For Webster by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book Black Deutschland by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book Bringing Down the Colonel by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book Heirs of General Practice by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book Opened Ground by Beth Kohl
Cover of the book In Praise of Reading and Fiction by Beth Kohl
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy