title: [Maternity, sterility and reproduction technology].
abstract: The idea of maternity--and paternity as well--reaches far beyond the field of biological reproduction inasmuch as it implies a subject's desire, besides being regulated by the symbolic order: Language, myths, patterns and values of a given culture. From this point of view, infertility cannot be considered as a mere somatic illness, but as a human problem implying psychological and social aspects that require a search for solutions unlikely to be reduced to a sole medical operation. The development of the new reproductive technology is in keeping with the increasing medicalization of human lives, human sexuality, and human bodies.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tubert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000523:psychology; D010332:Paternal Behavior; D011247:Pregnancy; D012099:Reproductive Techniques
vernacular_title: Maternidad, esterilidad y tecnología reproductiva.