The ethics of egg donation in the over fifties

Menopause International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Smajdor, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethics; fertility; Menopause; oocyte donation; reproductive technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTE DONATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTE DONATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 61549114093     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: 17540461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/mi.2008.008031     Document Type: Article

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