Egg sharing in return for subsidized fertility treatment - Ethical challenges and pitfalls

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 159-161

  Heng, Boon Chin ^a  

^a Ivymed International Pty Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Donation; Egg; Ethics; Fees; Oocyte; Subsidy

Indexed keywords

FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH HAZARD; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL FEE; NIDATION; OOCYTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 42549136113     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-008-9207-4     Document Type: Review

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