To treat or not to treat lesbian couples and single mothers in fertility services?;Sind bedenken hinsichtlich der kinderwunschbehandlung lesbischer und alleinstehender frauen berechtigt?

Journal fur Reproduktionsmedizin und Endokrinologie

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-40

  Brewaeys, A ^a   Dufour, S ^b   Kentenich, Heribert ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DRK KLINIKEN BERLIN WESTEND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Donor insemination; Fertility service; Lesbian couple; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 17144415519     PISSN: 18102107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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