Ethical quandaries in gamete-embryo cryopreservation related to oncofertility

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 711-719

  Ayensu Coker, Leslie ^a   Essig, Ellen ^b,c   Breech, Lesley L ^d   Lindheim, Steven ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Ohio State Bar ^*  (United States)

^c American Academy of Assisted Reproduction Technology Attorneys   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Arizona Water Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NEOPLASM; OOCYTE; POSTHUMOUS CONCEPTION; RELIGION; SPERM;

ADOLESCENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NEOPLASMS; OOCYTES; POSTHUMOUS CONCEPTION; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN;

EID: 84885139078     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jlme.12081     Document Type: Article

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