Socio-demographic and fertility-related characteristics and motivations of oocyte donors in eleven European countries

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1076-1089

  Pennings, G ^a   De Mouzon, J ^b   Shenfield, F ^c   Ferraretti, A P ^d   Mardesic, T ^e   Ruiz, A ^f   Goossens, V ^g  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Saint Vincent de Paul ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d SISMER   (Italy)

^e Institute Pronatal   (Czech Republic)

^f IVI Valencia   (Spain)

^g European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology ESHRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

altruism; compensation; ethics; motivation; oocyte donors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPENSATION; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; OOCYTE DONATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGENY; REIMBURSEMENT; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; FERTILITY; LIVING DONOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; MOTIVATION; OOCYTE DONATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84898836930     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu048     Document Type: Article

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