Adolescents with open-identity sperm donors: Reports from 12-17 year olds

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 239-252

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The Sperm Bank of California   (United States)

^c World 414 ^*  (United States)

^d Ethics Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIAN; MALE; POSTAL MAIL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE PARENT; SPERM DONOR;

LESBIA;

EID: 12444257785     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh581     Document Type: Article

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