Survey report of gamete donors' and recipients' preferences regarding disclosure of third party reproduction outcomes and genetic risk information

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 292-299

  Lindheim, Steven R ^a   Porat, Natalie ^c   Jaeger, Ami S ^b  

^a Fertility Specialists Medical Group   (United States)

^b BioLaw Group LLC   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ethics; Medical disclosure; Oocyte donation; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DONATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC PRIVACY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956128963     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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