Attitudes and disclosure decisions of Finnish parents with children conceived using donor sperm

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2746-2754

  Salevaara M ^a   Suikkari, A M ^a   Soderstrom Anttila V ^a  

^a Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

children; counselling; disclosure; sperm donation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD; CONCEPTION; DONOR SELECTION; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPERM DONOR; SUPPORT GROUP;

CHILDREN; COUNSELLING; DISCLOSURE; SPERM DONATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84885150138     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det313     Document Type: Article

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