Medical, ethical, and legal considerations in fertility preservation

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-15

  Shah, Divya K ^a   Goldman, Edward ^b   Fisseha, Senait ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Ethics; Fertility preservation; Infertility; Reproductive law

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION; OVARIAN PRESERVATION; OVARIAN TRANSPOSITION; OVULATION INHIBITION; PREGNANCY; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERM CRYOPRESERVATION; TESTICULAR TISSUE FREEZING;

EID: 80052962929     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.05.011     Document Type: Review

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