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Fighting for fertility [videorecording (DVD)].

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PBS Distribution, 2021.

DVD 618.178 F471 Doc

Infertility -- Treatment.

Alternate title:

Nova. Fighting for fertility [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (54 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the science documentary TV series "Nova" on PBS May 12, 2021.

In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles as well as an English described video track.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Described video (for the visually impaired).

A Nova production by Larkin McPhee Productions, LLC for WGBH Boston ; written, produced and directed by Larkin McPhee.

Narrated by Nkeki Obi-Melekwe.

"In the United States, some 10% of people who wish to have children struggle with infertility. It's especially common in the African American community, and fertility preservation can be difficult for transgender individuals as well. But why is this? And what can be done about it? NOVA follows the journeys of people facing barriers to fertility, from the social to the biological, and navigating assisted reproductive technologies. Scientists and leaders in the African American community explore how racism contributes to infertility. Couples using IVF experience the challenges of low sperm count, egg freezing, and the ambiguity of 'mosaic' embryos. And a transgender man explores fertility preservation, and his ability to give birth and create the family he hadn't thought possible. The pain and joys of each story highlight the complexity of infertility in America, where both groundbreaking science and stark inequalities shape what it means to have a family."--Container.

Documentary television programs.

Science television programs.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Films for people with visual disabilities.

Described video.

McPhee, Larkin.

PBS Distribution (Firm)

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