The advent of international 'mail-order' egg donation

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1225-1227

  Heng, B C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Commercialisation; Donation; Ethics; Mail order; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECT; COST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FERTILIZATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OOCYTE DONATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERM PRESERVATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COMMERCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; OOCYTE DONATION;

EID: 33750087838     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01057.x     Document Type: Review

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