An overview on ethical issues about sperm donation

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 645-652

  Gong, Dan ^a,b   Liu, Yu Lin ^a   Zheng, Zhong ^a   Tian, Yi Fei ^c   Li, Zheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; AUSTRALIA; BIOETHICS; CHINA; DONOR SELECTION; GENETIC DISORDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVE BIRTH; PROGENY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SPERM DONOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 71049137655     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2009.61     Document Type: Review

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