What are the reproductive options when a same-sex couple wants a family?

Sexuality, Reproduction and Menopause

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 30-36

  Smith, Deborah ^a  

^a Rocky Mountain Fertility Center Parker   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY PLANNING; FOSTER CARE; GAMETE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LESBIAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTHER; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 80052253596     PISSN: 15462501     EISSN: 18787576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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