Fertility Industry Evokes Glengarry Glen Ross

Pamela M Tsigdinos

4 min readOct 22, 2015

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The fertility industry mantra today seems to come straight out of Glengarry Glen Ross: Always Be Closing

In a powerful new essay, Questioning the Cult of Repro Tech, health advocate and author Miriam Zoll reveals little publicized details behind today’s now seemingly ubiquitous fertility procedure: in vitro fertilization (IVF). Her research and writing make for a compelling read that…

Pamela M Tsigdinos

Written by Pamela M Tsigdinos

Writer & author (Silent Sorority), IVF Survivor, social observer, research hound. Words in The New York Times, WIRED, STAT, Fortune https://silentsorority.com/

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