Preimplantation sex selection demand and preferences among infertility patients in Midwestern United States

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 451-457

  Missmer, Stacey A ^a,b   Jain, Tarun ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Ethics; Gender selection; Infertility; IVF; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Sperm sorting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX PRESELECTION;

EID: 35648938059     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-007-9157-2     Document Type: Article

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