For over four decades, feminist studies of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have been interested in the ethical, political and personal implications of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other infertility treatments. Most work on the implications of ART for women has focused on the demanding cyclical process of trying to become pregnant by using the technology. However, less attention has been paid to the implications of experiencing IVF after the conception phase. This article tackles the under-researched topic of the aftermath of IVF, and discusses the temporality of affective embodied experiences of infertility after one has stopped IVF. Drawing on an ethnographic study of peer support groups for the involuntarily childless in Finland, and on in-depth interviews with women suffering from infertility, this article juxtaposes two groups of women who have had IVF: those who have had children as a result of the procedure, and those who have not. The article proposes an exploration of experiences of childlessness after IVF as ‘lingering technological entanglements’ – that is, as affective and embodied experiences of the effects of IVF, including after the cessation of treatment. It argues that the lingering of these entanglements manifests itself in the enactment of childlessness in relation to the available technology. Furthermore, this results in parents identifying themselves as childless, even after they have gained temporal distance from IVF practices.

中文翻译：

---

挥之不去的技术纠葛：试管婴儿后无子女的经历

四十多年来，辅助生殖技术 (ART) 的女权主义研究一直对体外受精 (IVF) 和其他不孕症治疗的伦理、政治和个人影响感兴趣。大多数关于 ART 对女性影响的工作都集中在尝试通过使用该技术怀孕的苛刻循环过程上。然而，在受孕阶段后经历试管婴儿的影响较少受到关注。本文解决了试管婴儿后遗症这一研究不足的话题，并讨论了停止试管婴儿后不孕症的情感体验的时间性。借鉴对芬兰非自愿无子女的同伴支持团体的民族志研究，以及对患有不孕症的妇女的深入采访，这篇文章将两组接受过试管婴儿的女性并列在一起：她们因手术而生了孩子，而那些没有。这篇文章提出将试管婴儿后无子女的经历作为“挥之不去的技术纠葛”进行探索——即作为试管婴儿效果的情感和具体体验，包括停止治疗后。它认为，这些纠缠的挥之不去，体现在与可用技术相关的无子女的制定中。此外，这会导致父母认为自己没有孩子，即使他们已经与试管婴儿实践取得了时间上的距离。这篇文章提出将试管婴儿后无子女的经历作为“挥之不去的技术纠葛”进行探索——即作为试管婴儿效果的情感和具体体验，包括停止治疗后。它认为，这些纠缠的挥之不去，体现在与可用技术相关的无子女的制定中。此外，这会导致父母认为自己没有孩子，即使他们已经与试管婴儿实践取得了时间上的距离。这篇文章提出将试管婴儿后无子女的经历作为“挥之不去的技术纠葛”进行探索——即作为试管婴儿效果的情感和具体体验，包括停止治疗后。它认为，这些纠缠的挥之不去，体现在与可用技术相关的无子女的制定中。此外，这会导致父母认为自己没有孩子，即使他们已经与试管婴儿实践取得了时间上的距离。