Parenthood motives, well-being and disclosure among men from couples ready to start treatment with intrauterine insemination using their own sperm or donor sperm

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Indekeu, A ^a   Dhooghe, T ^a   De Sutter, P ^b   Demyttenaere, K ^c   Vanderschueren, D ^c   Vanderschot, B ^a   Welkenhuysen, M ^a   Rober, P ^c   Colpin, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

artificial insemination; disclosure; donor insemination; parenthood; well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PARENTHOOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; SPERM DONOR; WELLBEING;

EID: 83755185562     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der366     Document Type: Article

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