More Than a Biological Condition: The Heteronormative Framing of Infertility
Abstract
Infertility is often framed from the perspective of heterosexual couples, the dominant patient group using reproductive technologies. However, there are many types of patients availing of fertility treatments and those patients are often overlooked in policy, planning, service provision, and research. This commentary demonstrates the need for further research into LGBT subgroups, who frequently fall outside of infertility discourses, and are therefore especially disadvantaged by current policy and fertility service structures.
Copyright (c) 2018 Erika Maxwell, Maria Mathews, Shree Mulay

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