Masturbation, semen collection and men's IVF experiences: Anxieties in the Muslim World

Body and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 37-53

  Inhorn, Marcia C ^a,b,c  

^a Program in Women's Studies   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Society for Medical Anthropology

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EID: 41749125480     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X07082251     Document Type: Article

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