This collection of encyclopedic entries provides a broad-based appreciation of new reproductive technologies that includes accessible technological descriptions and their historical and social contexts.

Preface -- Theories of Reproduction—Ancient to Contemporary -- Historical Perspectives of Human Reproduction -- Infant Feeding -- Sex Preference -- Genetic Engineering -- Genetic Diagnosis -- New Definitions of Family -- Response of the Catholic Church to New Reproductive Technologies -- Reprotech: A Feminist Critique of the Language of Reproductive Technologies -- New Reproductive Technologies—Women and Science -- New Reproductive Technologies as Dystopia -- Early Reproductive Technologies -- Birth Technology -- Birth Technologies: Critical Perspectives -- Breastfeeding -- Infant-Feeding Technologies -- Contraception Technologies -- Contraception—Ethics -- Diethylstilbestrol (DES) -- Menstrual Disorder Technologies -- Female Circumcision/Female Genital Mutilation -- Abortion Technologies -- Abortion—Ethics -- Adoption and Restrictions on Abortion—Ethics -- Prenatal Harm -- Informed Consent and Women in Labor -- Reproductive Health in the Workplace -- Contemporary Midwifery -- Early Infertility Treatments -- Artificial Insemination -- Artificial Insemination Policy -- Psychosocial Implications of Donor Insemination -- Lesbian Access to Donor Insemination -- Male Infertility -- Ovulation Induction -- Risk Perception and Health Screening -- Prenatal Diagnosis Technologies -- Prenatal Diagnosis—Critical Perspectives -- Sex Selection -- Advanced Infertility Techniques -- In Vitro Fertilization—Overview -- In Vitro Fertilization—Historical Development -- Ovarian Suppression by GnRH Agonists -- Human Pituitary Hormones and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease -- In Vitro Fertilization—Culture Media -- In Vitro Maturation and Ova Freezing -- In Vitro Fertilization and Male-Factor Infertility -- Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT) -- In Vitro Fertilization—Risks -- Counseling -- Selection and Assessment for Treatment -- Egg Donation -- Surrogacy -- "Baby M" Surrogacy Case -- World Health Organization Report on the Place of In Vitro Fertilization in Infertility Care -- Advanced Infertility Technologies and Occupational Environments -- Informed Consent and Advanced Infertility Technologies -- Legislation—United Kingdom -- Legislation—The Netherlands -- Legislation—France -- Legislation—Australia and New Zealand -- Legislation—Canada -- Legislation—The United States -- Legislation—Germany -- Reproductive and Genetic Science -- Fetal Tissue Research and Applications -- Embryo Research -- Embryo Research—Legal Issues -- Cloning Technologies -- Cloning—Ethics -- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis -- Genetics—Discrimination -- Genetic Counseling -- Ectogenesis -- Genetic Screening and German—Based Eugenics—Old and New