Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 7 , Pages 2236-2246 , 1 May 2010

The views of adult offspring of sperm donation: essential feedback for the development of ethical guidelines within the practice of assisted reproductive technology in the United States

  • Patricia P. Mahlstedt, Ed.D.

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Patricia P. Mahlstedt, Ed.D., 4200 South Shepherd, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77098 (FAX: 713-524-9965).
    • ,
  • Kathleen LaBounty, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • William Thomas Kennedy, Ed.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas

Received 24 June 2008 ,Revised 1 December 2008 ,Accepted 22 December 2008.

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 P.P.M. has nothing to disclose. K.L. has nothing to disclose. W.T.K. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)04835-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.119

Fertility and Sterility
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