Tubert S
Acta Psiquiatr Psicol Am Lat. 1994 Jun;40(2):115-26.
The idea of maternity--and paternity as well--reaches far beyond the field of biological reproduction inasmuch as it implies a subject's desire, besides being regulated by the symbolic order: Language, myths, patterns and values of a given culture. From this point of view, infertility cannot be considered as a mere somatic illness, but as a human problem implying psychological and social aspects that require a search for solutions unlikely to be reduced to a sole medical operation. The development of the new reproductive technology is in keeping with the increasing medicalization of human lives, human sexuality, and human bodies.
母性（以及父性）的概念远远超出了生物繁殖的范畴，因为它不仅意味着主体的欲望，还受到象征秩序的规训：特定文化的语言、神话、模式和价值观。从这个角度来看，不孕症不能仅仅被视为一种躯体疾病，而是一个涉及心理和社会层面的人类问题，这需要寻求不太可能简化为单一医疗手术的解决方案。新生殖技术的发展与人类生活、人类性行为和人类身体日益医学化的趋势相一致。
