Sexual orientation of women does not affect outcome of fertility treatment with donated sperm

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 704-711

  Nordqvist, S ^a   Sydsjo G ^b   Lampic, C ^c   Akerud H ^a   Elenis, E ^a   Skoog Svanberg, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Insemination; IVF; Lesbian; Pregnancy; Sperm donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRTH RATE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FEMALE BY SEXUAL ORIENTATION; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; SPERM DONOR; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 84898974937     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det445     Document Type: Article

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