Use of reproductive technology for sex selection for nonmedical reasons

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1418-1422

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Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; ethics; family balancing; gender; in vitro fertilization; Premiplantation genetic testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SEX SELECTION; SEXISM; SOCIAL JUSTICE; ETHICS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS; SEX PRESELECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84931269224     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.03.035     Document Type: Article

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