Counseling lesbian patients about getting pregnant

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue MAY, 2006, Pages 605-611

  Steele, L S ^a   Stratmann, H ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LESBIAN; MATERNAL CARE; OVULATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPERM DONOR; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ADULT; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PRECONCEPTION CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33745257603     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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