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(Henry E. Sigerist Series in the History of Medicine.) By Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner. 326 pp., illustrated. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. $29.95. ISBN 0-8018-5228-5.

Marsh and Ronner look at 300 years of infertility in America from the vantage point of the late 20th century, with its advanced reproductive techniques. This very personal book evaluates the cultural, social, scientific, and medical aspects of infertility.

The diagnosis and treatment of infertility have evolved from myth to science, and the authors adequately relate each of the milestones along the way. The concept of fault is paramount, since the inability of the woman to conceive an heir is critical at all levels of society. It was not until after World War II that we forthrightly accepted the truth . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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