Lesbian Couples Seeking Pregnancy With Donor Insemination

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-132

  Markus, Elisabeth Boo ^a   Weingarten, Amanda ^a   Duplessi, Yira ^a   Jones, Judith ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; LESBIAN; MATERNAL CARE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SPERM DONOR; UTERINE CERVIX MUCOSA;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; PARENTS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77249085724     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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