Access to fertility services for lesbian women in Canada

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1077-1080

  Corbett, Shannon L ^a   Frecker, Helena M ^b   Shapiro, Heather M ^c   Yudin, Mark H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; clinic policy; donor insemination; Lesbian

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; INTERNET; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LESBIAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLINIC POLICY; DONOR INSEMINATION; LESBIAN;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CANADA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84884906955     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.05.048     Document Type: Article

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