Gender, Conjugalities and assisted reproductive technologies: regulatory aspects and practices in different scenarios

Abstract

The present article focuses on the construction of the reproductive practices in the access to assisted reproduction in which the conjugal sexuality, family dynamics and regulatory instances are intertwined. Considering the cultural and symbolic dimension inherent to the production of bodies, the identity processes in the contemporary scene pose challenges to the realization of the desire for children both under the heterosexual and homosexual conjugalities. Regulations and decision-making issues regarding the use of reproductive technologies are addressed, as well as the elements present in the marital dynamic involving the desire for a "natural" reproduction via assisted technologies. Prescriptive medical and legal parameters that do not match the experience of couples and individuals who turn to assisted reproductive technologies were found in this work.

Keywords

• Corpo reprodutivo
• Gênero
• Sexualidade conjugal
• Tecnologia Reprodutiva.