Two decades after legislation on identifiable donors in Sweden: Are recipient couples ready to be open about using gamete donation?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 853-860

  Isaksson, S ^a   Skoog Svanberg, A ^b   Sydsjo G ^c   Thurin Kjellberg, A ^d   Karlstrm, P O ^b,e   Solensten, N G ^f   Lampic, C ^e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; disclosure; gamete donation; legislation; psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENETICS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LAW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTHOOD; PERCEPTION; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT; SPERM DONOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 79952836019     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq365     Document Type: Article

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