The experiences of adolescents and adults conceived by sperm donation: Comparisons by age of disclosure and family type

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1909-1919

  Jadva, Vasanti ^a   Freeman, Tabitha ^a   Kramer, Wendy ^b   Golombok, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Donor Sibling Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Donor conception; Donor offspring; Experiences; Sperm donation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LESBIAN; MALE; PARENT COUNSELING; PROGENY; SPERM DONOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 67651089829     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep110     Document Type: Article

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