Mating by proxy: A novel perspective to donor conception

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 998-1001

  Rodino, Iolanda S ^a,b   Burton, Peter J ^b   Sanders, Katherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Concept Fertility Centre ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

donor characteristics; Donor insemination; gamete donation; mate choice; Trivers's parental investment theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DONOR SELECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MATE CHOICE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROXY; REPRODUCTION; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053312758     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.07.1090     Document Type: Article

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