Book contents
- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- I Introduction
- II Therapeutic Approaches
- III Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation
- IV Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
- Chapter 15 The Male Experience with Fertility and Counseling
- Chapter 16 Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer Fertility Patients
- Chapter 17 Transgender Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Chapter 18 A Racially and Culturally Sensitive Approach to Fertility Counseling
- V Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
- VI Practice Issues
- The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017
- Index
- References
Chapter 18 - A Racially and Culturally Sensitive Approach to Fertility Counseling
from IV - Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2022
- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- I Introduction
- II Therapeutic Approaches
- III Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation
- IV Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
- Chapter 15 The Male Experience with Fertility and Counseling
- Chapter 16 Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer Fertility Patients
- Chapter 17 Transgender Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Chapter 18 A Racially and Culturally Sensitive Approach to Fertility Counseling
- V Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
- VI Practice Issues
- The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017
- Index
- References
Summary
Fertility counselors see an array of clients who may be diverse in terms of countries of origin, ethnicity, race and/or cultural background. This chapter identifies principles to guide this conversation. These principles include understanding how we consider race, ethnicity and culture, and emphasize the importance of not essentializing race, ethnicity and culture. The chapter continues with a brief overview of the meaning and consequences of infertility in various places worldwide and among migrant and racial minorities in particular, how this can affect access to, use of and experiences with fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). Finally, we offer considerations for racially and culturally sensitive clinical approaches in fertility counseling.
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- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide , pp. 183 - 194Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022