Relationship quality in lesbian and heterosexual couples undergoing treatment with assisted reproduction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 779-786

  Borneskog, Catrin ^a   Skoog Svanberg, Agneta ^a   Lampic, Claudia ^b   Sydsj, Gunilla ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

lesbian; relationship; sperm donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANONYMOUS TESTING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CENTER; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SPERM DONOR; SWEDEN; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84857223530     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der472     Document Type: Article

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