Donating eggs for research - Should the HFEA reconsider its policy on payments to egg donors?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 25-33

  Ramsey, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation; Egg donation; HFEA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DONOR; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GAMETE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAW SUIT; LICENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OOCYTE DONATION; OVULATION; POLICY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 34548778215     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60355-0     Document Type: Article

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