Sharing motherhood: biological lesbian co-mothers, a new IVF indication
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Sharing motherhood: biological lesbian co-mothers, a new IVF indication.
BACKGROUND We herein present the initial experiences of the CEFER Institute of Reproduction in the formation of a new family model: two biological mothers, lesbians, one who provides the eggs and the other who carries the embryo in her womb. We have called this family model ROPA (Reception of Oocytes from PArtner). It is a pioneer event in Spain and among the first at a worldwide level. METHO...
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W.J. Dondorp1,2,, G.M. De Wert1,2, and P.M.W. Janssens3 Department of Health, Ethics and Society, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands Research Institutes CAPHRI and GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology/Semen Bank, Hospital Rijnstate, Alysis zorggroep, PO Box 9555, 6800 TA Arnhem, The Netherlands
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq008