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Infertility and Intimacy in an Online Community

By Terence , Paulina;Sawyer , Billet , Anne-Marie;Wright

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN
9781137449801, 9781137449818, 1137449802, 1137449810
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1840191 bytes)
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Edition
1st edition 2019
Pages
215\219
Time added
2020-11-29 04:17:31

Description

This book explores an online support group for women who are infertile. Offering a close-up view of the women's identities and emotions as they navigate the "roller-coaster" world of infertility, a range of questions are addressed: How do the women seek support? How do they offer support to one another? How are intimacies produced in the online space? Through narrative analysis of online journals and posts, the authors examine the impact of infertility on women's perceptions of their bodies, their struggles with medical professionals, on their relationships with family and friends, and the challenges that a diagnosis of infertility presents to couples. Infertility and Intimacy in an Online Communitywill appeal to social scientists, students from a range of health science disciplines, counsellors and health professionals, and women and men who are dealing with infertility.

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