1. Chapter 4: Religion
1.1. The "Americans"
1.1.1. Most of the elite, upper class citizens who seek IVF and other NRT might head over to the USA to seek medical advice
1.1.2. Less "family interference" in other countries. These couples (like Dalia and Galal) can escape family influence and judgements.
1.2. Reproductive Medicine and Religious Morality
1.2.1. Egyptian muslim couples face the moral deliemma of using test-tube baby making.
1.2.1.1. They may desire children and IVF is their best option for achieving it, but religious morals might inhibit their desire, or cause them to doubt their decision.
1.2.2. Common moral code in Egypt makes IVF and other NRT controversial.
1.2.2.1. Globalization of Western morals and sciences makes it more common.
1.3. "Official" Islam and "Unofficial" Discourses of Islam and IVF
1.3.1. Islam, as a religion, encompasses many parts of human life
1.3.1.1. "Spiritual, social, cultural, educational, economic, political, and medical"
1.3.2. Assisted conception is must follow some basic guidelines that respect the man and woman involved.
1.3.2.1. Surrogacy is forbidden.
1.3.2.1.1. IVF is allowed
1.3.3. The past 2 decades in the middle east has been a period of "religious revitalization"
1.3.3.1. Changing ideas about assisted conception.
1.3.3.1.1. Prayer and God's "in command" of ones life.
2. Chapter 5: Providers
2.1. The Movie Star Doctor
2.1.1. Dr. Yehia was a very popular IVF doctor in Egypt. He encouraged couples to share their story and make IVF a more common, known procedure.
2.1.2. Yehia is "the face" of IVF in Egypt
2.1.3. While he was in medical school he worked as an actor, making him very popular in Egypt.
2.2. Private Providers and the NRT "Epidemic"
2.2.1. Private health vs. other Egyptian IVF physicians who might "turn off" patients to the procedure
2.2.2. There are various infertility and IVF centers in Egypt. All very popular.
2.2.3. NRT are still relatively unknown/the public is very uneducated about it
2.3. Quality of Care: Patients' Perspectives
2.3.1. IVF providers must provide a safe and comfortable doctor-patient relationship
2.3.1.1. This is important for patient satisfaction
2.3.2. Communication is key.