Choosing identity-release sperm donors: The parents' perspective 13-18 years later

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1115-1127

  Scheib, J E ^a   Riordan, M ^b   Rubin, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The Sperm Bank of California   (United States)

^c Ethics Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Disclosure; Donor insemination; Open identity sperm donor; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SINGLE PARENT; SPERM DONOR;

LESBIA;

EID: 0037722678     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg227     Document Type: Article

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