Italian law on assisted conception: Clinical and research implications

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 532-534

  Manna, Claudio ^a   Nardo, Luciano G ^b  

^a Genesis Centre for Reproductive Medicine   (Italy)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted conception; Embryo cryopreservation; Italian law 40 2004; Oocyte cryopreservation; Oocyte donation; Ovarian stimulation; Sperm donation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; BIRTH RATE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; ITALY; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DONATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPERM DONOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 28244445903     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61152-2     Document Type: Note

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