Sharing motherhood: Biological lesbian co-mothers, a new IVF indication

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 938-941

  Marina, S ^a   Marina, D ^a   Marina, F ^a   Fosas, N ^a   Galiana, N ^b   Jove I ^a  

^a ANACER   (Spain)

^b Institute of Reproduction CEFER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Co mothers; Family models; IVF; Lesbian couples; Lesbian mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ETHICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEGAL ASPECT; LESBIAN; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SINGLE PARENT; SPAIN; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 77950006533     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq008     Document Type: Article

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