Increasing openness in oocyte donation families regarding disclosure over 15 years

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2535-2542

  Soderstrom Anttila V ^a   Salevaara M ^a   Suikkari, A M ^a  

^a Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

children; disclosure; oocyte donation; openness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FATHER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77956940465     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq194     Document Type: Article

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