The end of donor anonymity: How genetic testing is likely to drive anonymous gamete donation out of business

Human Reproduction

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1135-1140

  Harper, Joyce C ^a   Kennett, Debbie ^a   Reisel, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anonymity; disclosure; donor conception; gamete donation; genetic testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CONCEPTION; CONSUMER; CONVERSATION; DATA BASE; GAMETE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIVACY; PROGENY; RELATIVE; SAFETY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DONOR; FEMALE; GENETIC DATABASE; GERM CELL; HETEROLOGOUS ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATABASES, GENETIC; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84973462878     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew065     Document Type: Article

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