Disclosure behaviour and intentions among 111 couples following treatment with oocytes or sperm from identity-release donors: Follow-up at offspring age 14 years

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2998-3007

  Isaksson, S ^a   Sydsjo G ^b   Skoog Svanberg, A ^c   Lampic, C ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; disclosure; gamete donation; legislation; psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM DONOR; TABOO;

EID: 84866399944     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des285     Document Type: Article

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