Throsby, Karen and Gill, Rosalind. 2004. “It’s Different for Men”: Masculinity and IVF. Men and Masculinities, 6(4), pp. 330-348. ISSN 1097-184X [Article]

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Drawing on interview data with men and women who have engaged with in vitro fertilization (IVF) unsuccessfully, this article explores the ways in which men experience and make sense of the failure of treatment. Focusing on men’s experiences of infertility, their perceptions of IVF as a technology, and their involvement in the IVF process, the analysis highlights the ambivalent relationship between men and IVF as a technology; the predominance of hegemonic masculine culture in mediating the meaning of IVF for both men and women, particularly in relation to the association of fertility and virility in the normative construction of masculinity; and the very traditionally gendered emotional scripts that structure the experience of IVF and its failure.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X03260958
Keywords:	IVF, masculinity, technology
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Institute for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship (ICCE)
Dates:	Date Event April 2004 Published
Item ID:	37687
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2024 10:35
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2024 10:35
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/37687

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