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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Volume 33, 2012 - Issue 2
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“Something of the two of us”. The emotionally loaded embryo disposition decision making of patients who view their embryo as a symbol of their relationship

Veerle ProvoostBioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Guido PenningsBioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University
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Petra De SutterDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Marc DhontDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Pages 45-52 | Published online: 20 Apr 2012

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Sheryl de Lacey. (2013) Decision making about frozen supernumerary human embryos. Human Fertility 16:1, pages 31-34.
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Kirsten A Riggan & Megan Allyse. (2019) ‘Compassionate transfer’: an alternative option for surplus embryo disposition. Human Reproduction 34:5, pages 791-794.
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Jenni Millbank. (2017) Exploring the Ineffable in Women’s Experiences of Relationality with their Stored IVF Embryos. Body & Society 23:4, pages 95-120.
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Sheryl de Lacey. (2017) Death in the clinic: women's perceptions and experiences of discarding supernumerary IVF embryos. Sociology of Health & Illness 39:3, pages 397-411.
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Guido Pennings. (2016) Having a child together in lesbian families: combining gestation and genetics. Journal of Medical Ethics 42:4, pages 253-255.
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Catarina Samorinha, Milton Severo, Elisabete Alves, Helena Machado, Bárbara Figueiredo & Susana Silva. (2016) Factors associated with willingness to donate embryos for research among couples undergoing IVF. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 32:2, pages 247-256.
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