Journeys to Parenthood: The Challenges of Italians Becoming Parents through Surrogacy • Diletta Luminari, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences

Dealing with a Blocked Parenthood Goal: The Association of the Imaginability of Alternatives and Stress in Women and Men in Fertility Treatment • Jasmin Passet-Wittig, Federal Institute for Population Research ; Norbert F. Schneider, Federal Institute for Population Research

Mother-Daughter Communication about Puberty in Egypt • Ahmed Ali, American University of Beirut -Faculty of Health Sciences ; Norhan Bader, American University of Beirut- Faculty of Health Sciences ; Maia Sieverding, American University of Beirut

Sex Education: Representations and Norms Regarding Reproduction, Birth Control and Social Relations in French Junior High School Biology Textbooks • Marie Mengotti, Université Paris Nanterre