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dc.contributor.authorWilson-Nash, Carolynen_UK
dc.contributor.authorTakhar, Jenniferen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHe, Chloeen_UK
dc.contributor.authorAl-Ma’ani, Nouren_UK
dc.contributor.authorSalu, Oluwafunmilolaen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-11T00:06:16Z-
dc.date.available2026-04-11T00:06:16Z-
dc.date.issued2026-06en_UK
dc.identifier.other119214en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/37943-
dc.description.abstractThis paper uncovers how LGBTIQA+ service users navigate fertility clinics in the UK whilst under conditions of reproductive bioprecarity. By conducting 36 interviews with 54 fertility service users and providers, we identify four types of reproductive labor (intimate, emotional, decisional, and auto-didactic), which are used to manage structural and clinical inequalities. We contribute to existing theory by introducing novel forms of labor (decisional and auto-didactic) and by framing reproductive bioprecarity as a dynamic process in which service users can actively experience and mitigate precarity. While some labors enhance agency, others increase vulnerability, highlighting a need for policy reform, inclusive clinical practices, and targeted support for LGBTIQA+ fertility service users.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_UK
dc.relationWilson-Nash C, Takhar J, He C, Al-Ma’ani N & Salu O (2026) If We Were a Straight Couple: Laboring to Navigate LGBTIQA+ Reproductive Bioprecarity in UK Fertility Clinics. <i>Social Science & Medicine</i>, 399, Art. No.: 119214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119214en_UK
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You are not required to obtain permission to reuse this article.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectLGBTIQA+en_UK
dc.subjectFertility clinicsen_UK
dc.subjectReproductive bioprecarityen_UK
dc.subjectReproductive laboren_UK
dc.subjectHealthcare inequalitiesen_UK
dc.titleIf We Were a Straight Couple: Laboring to Navigate LGBTIQA+ Reproductive Bioprecarity in UK Fertility Clinicsen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119214en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid41911652en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleSocial Science and Medicineen_UK
dc.citation.issn0277-9536en_UK
dc.citation.issn0277-9536en_UK
dc.citation.volume399en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderSantander UKen_UK
dc.author.emailcarolyn.wilson@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date21/03/2026en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationMarketing & Retailen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSKEMA Business Schoolen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity College Londonen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationIndependenten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationMarketing & Retailen_UK
dc.identifier.wtid2248007en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-1271-3169en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-2214-5134en_UK
dc.date.accepted2026-03-18en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2026-03-18en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2026-03-24en_UK
rioxxterms.apcunknownen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorWilson-Nash, Carolyn|0000-0002-1271-3169en_UK
local.rioxx.authorTakhar, Jennifer|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHe, Chloe|0000-0002-2214-5134en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAl-Ma’ani, Nour|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSalu, Oluwafunmilola|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectProject ID unknown|Santander UK|en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2026-04-07en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2026-04-07|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameIf we were a straight couple Laboring to navigate LGBTIQA_.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source0277-9536en_UK
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