Resumen

ARIZA, Lucía. Abstract bodies, concrete risks: clinical devices and the health of ova donors in Argentine reproductive medicine. Salud colect. [online]. 2016, vol.12, n.3, pp.361-382. ISSN 1669-2381.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18294/sc.2016.789.

Using a methodological perspective grounded in science and technology studies, this article analyzes two sociotechnical devices used in Argentine reproductive medicine (biostatistical measures and donation registries) with the aim of controlling both the so-called "genetic risk" arising from the use of donated ova as well as the health risks to female donors. By examining how the deployment of monitoring criteria disregards the specificity of ova donation, the article suggests that it is not the absence of control measures and clinical criteria that produces an inadequate monitoring of such risks, but rather the concrete ways in which such measures are implemented that results in potential harms to the health of female donors.

Palabras clave : Fertilization In Vitro; Oocyte Donation; Women's Health; Argentina.

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