Gender Before Birth in India : Role of Indigenous and Traditional Medicines

This book focuses on the role of the indigenous system of medicine or traditional medicines in gender selection in India. Issues such as the harmful effects of traditional practices on the health of the woman and the foetus during early pregnancy are explored in this book. It analyses the social and cultural practices and establishes linkages with modern methods of scientific investigations. It discusses how systematic exploration lends evidence of harmful traditional practices. The book is an important read for researchers, healthcare professionals and students in the field of medicine, public health and social sciences. It is an extremely valuable resource for all those engaged in research of traditional and modern systems of medicine. Preface Acknowledgements Contents About the Author Abbreviations 1 Indigenous Preparations for Sex Selection: How Did Research Begin? 1.1 Uncovering the Practice of Sex Selection 1.2 Sex Selection in the Past References 2 Exploring Preparations for Sex Selection: Opportunities and Hurdles 2.1 An Exploratory Study to Unravel Facts About SSD 2.2 Sex Selection in Modern Era 2.3 How Logical and Ethical Are Modern Sex Selection Techniques? References 3 Research on Sex Selection Drugs: Haryana Paves the Way 3.1 Physiology of Sexual Differentiation 3.2 Haryana’s Commitment 3.3 Findings from Epidemiological Research and Predictive Toxicology 3.4 How SSDs Can Impact Lives? References 4 Translation of Research into Action—Case Study 4.1 Administration in Action 4.2 The Way Forward References Epilogue