Embryo donation and kinship: A Latin American approach

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Published: Sep 27, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/iis.01882503p.2022.4.60391
Keywords:
pregnancy test, gender, genetic linkage, gamete circulation, nature/nurture.
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Jorge Alberto Álvarez Díaz
Departamento de Atención a la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco.

Abstract

A cross-sectional, observational, and descriptive study was carried out, applying an ad hoc instrument on embryo donation. 702 Latin American individuals who underwent at least one assisted human reproduction technique participated. Several statistically significant associations were found. One of them revealed the relationship between the feeling of parenthood and the positive result of the pregnancy test (rather than abdominal growth or childbirth), an important finding giving the paucity of research on meanings, representations, or symbolization around pregnancy tests. Some other values and beliefs related to traditional conceptions are revealed, such as the relevance of consanguinity for kinship.

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Álvarez Díaz, J. A. (2022). Embryo donation and kinship: A Latin American approach. Revista Mexicana De Sociologí­a, 84(4), 1047–1075. https://doi.org/10.22201/iis.01882503p.2022.4.60391
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Jorge Alberto Álvarez Díaz, Departamento de Atención a la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco.

Técnico Académico, adscrito al Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, UNAM. Responsable de la versión electrónica de la Revista Mexicana de Sociología.

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