Egg sharing: A practical and ethical option in IVF?

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 465-473

  Blyth, Eric ^a   Golding, Berenice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commodification of gametes; Decision making; Donors; Egg donation; Egg sharing; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMODIFICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; OOCYTE DONATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 49149092211     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17474108.3.4.465     Document Type: Article

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