Crossing borders for fertility treatment: Motivations, destinations and outcomes of UK fertility travellers

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2373-2381

  Culley, L ^a   Hudson, N ^a   Rapport, F ^b   Blyth, E ^c,d   Norton, W ^a   Pacey, A A ^e  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross border reproductive care; fertility tourism; medical tourism; reproductive tourism; treatment abroad

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST; CZECH REPUBLIC; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPAIN; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80051941462     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der191     Document Type: Article

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