Egg-sharing, consent and exploitation: Examining donors' and recipients' circumstances and retrospective reflections

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 698-708

  Gürtin, Zeynep B ^a   Ahuja, Kamal K ^b   Golombok, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b London Women's Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consent; egg donation; egg sharing; ethics; exploitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; EGG SHARING; ETHICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTE DONATION; OVUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84862876302     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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