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Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics
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Series: Health, Society, and Inequality
Public HealthGeneral Gender StudiesMen's Studies
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ISBN10: 1479834068
ISBN13: 9781479834068
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: Jun 24 2025
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781479834068
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: Jun 24 2025
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The complexities and controversies at the nexus of sperm, health, and politics
In Seminal, experts from across the social sciences, humanities, law, and medicine offer a kaleidoscopic view of the relationship between sperm, health, and the intersecting politics of gender, race, and reproduction. Always insightful and often provocative, the essays in this unprecedented collection cover a broad range of issues related to male reproductive and sexual health--including the latest technological developments for creating sperm; the specter of eugenics in contemporary medical markets; emerging approaches to male contraceptive methods, male infertility, and trans healthcare; controversies surrounding sperm donors and sperm banking; disparities in sexual health education for teens--all the while attending to the enormous variation in how individuals and societies understand, embody, and experience sperm. At a time when the most basic rights of reproductive autonomy are under severe threat, contributors to this volume argue this is precisely the moment to rethink and reimagine sperm from a variety of medical, political, and cultural perspectives. Ultimately, this volume aims to contribute to a more reproductively just society and broaden conversations around bodies, health and equity in the United States.1 different editions
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