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Fertility apps, datafication and knowledge production in reproductive health (2024)
Journal Article
Geampana, A. (2024). Fertility apps, datafication and knowledge production in reproductive health. Sociology of Health & Illness, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13793

Despite being the target of much criticism, commercialised digital technologies have proliferated in reproductive health arenas. Fertility applications (apps) are now some of the most popular and ubiquitous digital health tracking technologies, with... Read More about Fertility apps, datafication and knowledge production in reproductive health.

Analysing adherence to guidelines for time-lapse imaging information on UK fertility clinic websites (2024)
Journal Article
Perrotta, M., Zampino, L., Geampana, A., & Bhide, P. (2024). Analysing adherence to guidelines for time-lapse imaging information on UK fertility clinic websites. Human Fertility, 27(1), Article 2346595. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2024.2346595

This study aims to systematically analyze the provision of information on Time-lapse Imaging (TLI) by UK fertility clinic websites. We conducted an analysis of 106 clinic websites that offer fertility treatment to self-funded patients. The analysis a... Read More about Analysing adherence to guidelines for time-lapse imaging information on UK fertility clinic websites.

Using interview excerpts to facilitate focus group discussion (2024)
Journal Article
Geampana, A., & Perrotta, M. (2024). Using interview excerpts to facilitate focus group discussion. Qualitative Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941241234283

The use of interviews and focus groups is well-established in the social science methods literature. However, discussion on how research can combine these two methods in creative ways is less common. While researchers are generally aware of the poten... Read More about Using interview excerpts to facilitate focus group discussion.

Accounting for complexity in healthcare innovation debates: Professional views on the use of new IVF treatments (2022)
Journal Article
Geampana, A., & Perrotta, M. (2023). Accounting for complexity in healthcare innovation debates: Professional views on the use of new IVF treatments. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, 27(6), 907-923. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593221074874

Social scientists have long been interested in the forces and values driving healthcare innovation. The simultaneous rise of 20th century healthcare reforms, increased importance of evidence and upsurge in lay health activism have shaped modern medic... Read More about Accounting for complexity in healthcare innovation debates: Professional views on the use of new IVF treatments.

Predicting Success in the Embryology Lab: The Use of Algorithmic Technologies in Knowledge Production (2021)
Journal Article
Geampana, A., & Perrotta, M. (2023). Predicting Success in the Embryology Lab: The Use of Algorithmic Technologies in Knowledge Production. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 48(1), 212-233. https://doi.org/10.1177/01622439211057105

This article analyzes local algorithmic practices resulting from the increased use of time-lapse (TL) imaging in fertility treatment. The data produced by TL technologies are expected to help professionals pick the best embryo for implantation. The e... Read More about Predicting Success in the Embryology Lab: The Use of Algorithmic Technologies in Knowledge Production.

Enacting evidence‐based medicine in fertility care: Tensions between commercialisation and knowledge standardisation (2021)
Journal Article
Perrotta, M., & Geampana, A. (2021). Enacting evidence‐based medicine in fertility care: Tensions between commercialisation and knowledge standardisation. Sociology of Health & Illness, 43(9), 2015-2030. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13381

In this article we explore the recent enactment of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in the field of fertility care. We aim to contribute to the medical sociology literature through an analysis of how evidence is produced, interpreted and institutionalis... Read More about Enacting evidence‐based medicine in fertility care: Tensions between commercialisation and knowledge standardisation.

The trouble with IVF and randomised control trials: Professional legitimation narratives on time-lapse imaging and evidence-informed care (2020)
Journal Article
Perrotta, M., & Geampana, A. (2020). The trouble with IVF and randomised control trials: Professional legitimation narratives on time-lapse imaging and evidence-informed care. Social Science & Medicine, 258, Article 113115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113115

Focusing on the case of time-lapse imaging (TLI), this paper analyses how medical professionals negotiate the use of new ‘add-on’ fertility treatments in light of the limited evidence available. The data produced by TLI technologies is meant to help... Read More about The trouble with IVF and randomised control trials: Professional legitimation narratives on time-lapse imaging and evidence-informed care.

“One Blood Clot Is One Too Many”: Affected Vocal Users’ Negative Perspectives on Controversial Oral Contraceptives (2019)
Journal Article
Geampana, A. (2019). “One Blood Clot Is One Too Many”: Affected Vocal Users’ Negative Perspectives on Controversial Oral Contraceptives. Qualitative Health Research, 29(10), 1519-1530. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732319839027

In this article, I analyze women’s negative experiences with the fourth generation of contraceptive pills: controversial drugs Yaz and Yasmin. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 24 contraceptive users residing in Canada, I highlight how women who ha... Read More about “One Blood Clot Is One Too Many”: Affected Vocal Users’ Negative Perspectives on Controversial Oral Contraceptives.

Risky Technologies: Systemic Uncertainty in Contraceptive Risk Assessment and Management (2019)
Journal Article
Geampana, A. (2019). Risky Technologies: Systemic Uncertainty in Contraceptive Risk Assessment and Management. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 44(6), 1116-1138. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243919831411

Focusing on the controversial birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, this article explores how debates about the safety of these drugs have materialized in risk evaluations and the management of technological risk. Drawing on in-depth interviews with st... Read More about Risky Technologies: Systemic Uncertainty in Contraceptive Risk Assessment and Management.