Trans people's experiences with assisted reproduction services: A qualitative study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1365-1374

  James Abra, S ^a   Tarasoff, L A ^b,c   Green, D ^d   Epstein, R ^e   Anderson, S ^f   Marvel, S ^g   Steele, L S ^h   Ross, L E ^b,c  

^a LAKERIDGE HEALTH CORPORATION   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Canadian Media Guild   (Canada)

^e Sherbourne Health Centre   (Canada)

^f CATIE   (Canada)

^g YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; gender identity; qualitative research; sexual orientation; transgendered persons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSGENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSGENDER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSGENDER; URBAN AREA; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84939630988     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev087     Document Type: Article

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