Egg sharing and egg donation: Attitudes of British egg donors and recipients

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2845-2852

  Ahuja, Kamal K ^a   Mostyn, Barbara J ^a   Simons, Eric G ^a  

^a CROMWELL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg donation; Egg sharing; Payment; Regulation; Respondents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONCEPTION; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONEY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OOCYTE DONATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031463702     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.12.2845     Document Type: Article

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