A survey of 1700 women who formed their families using donor spermatozoa

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 436-447

  Sawyer, Neroli ^a   Blyth, Eric ^b   Kramer, Wendy ^c   Frith, Lucy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Donor Sibling Registry   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Disclosure; Donor limits; Genetic and psychological testing; Health information; Sperm donor conception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SPERM DONOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANONYMITY; DISCLOSURE; DONOR LIMITS; GENETIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING; HEALTH INFORMATION; SPERM DONOR CONCEPTION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WOMEN;

EID: 84885183705     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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