Psychological follow-up of women evaluated as oocyte donors

Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1991, Pages 1487-1491

  Schover, L R ^d   Collins, R L ^a   Quigley, M M ^a,c   Blankstein, J ^a,c   Kanoti, G ^b  

^a Department of Gynecolog ^*  (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Mt Sinai Medical Center Cleveland   (United States)

^d Urological Institute Cleveland   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor; Evaluation; Oocyte; Psychological

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OOCYTE; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; OOCYTES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0026352662     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137295     Document Type: Article

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