Adolescents Conceived through Donor Insemination in Mother-Headed Families: A Qualitative Study of Motivations and Experiences of Contacting and Meeting Same-donor Offspring

Children and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 13-22

  Persaud, Sherina ^a   Freeman, Tabitha ^b   Jadva, Vasanti ^b   Slutsky, Jenna ^a   Kramer, Wendy ^c   Steele, Miriam ^a   Steele, Howard ^a   Golombok, Susan ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Donor Sibling Registry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

donor conception; donor insemination; donor siblings; same donor offspring; sperm donation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MOTIVATION; PROGENY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPERM DONOR;

EID: 84963631748     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/chso.12158     Document Type: Article

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