'Of course he's our child': Transitions in social parenthood in donor sperm recipient families

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-115

  Indekeu, A ^a   D'Hooghe, T ^a   Daniels, K R ^b   Dierickx, K ^a   Rober, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

gamete donation; parenthood; sperm donation; transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPTION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECIPIENT; SPERM DONOR;

GAMETE DONATION; PARENTHOOD; SPERM DONATION; TRANSITION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84891740683     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.09.021     Document Type: Article

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