A comparison of oocyte donors' and gestational carriers/surrogates' attitudes towards third party reproduction

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 462-469

  Braverman, Andrea Mechanick ^a   Corson, Stephen L ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Gestational carrier; Ovum donation; Satisfaction; Surrogacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTHER; OOCYTE DONATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVUM; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURROGATE MOTHERS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0036772782     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020306402235     Document Type: Article

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