Posthumous assisted reproduction

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-335

  Nakhuda, Gary S ^a  

^a Center for Women's Reproductive Care   (United States)

Author keywords

embryo cryopreservation; gamete cryopreservation; Posthumous assisted reproduction; posthumous conception

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; GAMETE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; POSTHUMOUS CONCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OOCYTES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POSTHUMOUS CONCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN PRESERVATION;

EID: 77955406475     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255181     Document Type: Review

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