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Minimizing risk in anonymous egg donation.

K K Ahuja·E G Simons·S Nair·M R Rimington·N A Armar
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Assisted conception carries with it known and putative medical and surgical risks. Exposing healthy women to these risks in order to harvest eggs for donation when a safer alternative exists is morally and ethically unacceptable. Egg sharing minimizes risk and provides a source of eggs for donation. Anonymity protects all parties involved and should not be removed.

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Embryo DispositionFemaleGonadotropinsHumansInformed ConsentOocyte DonationRisk FactorsTissue DonorsUnited KingdomJournal Article

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K K Ahuja, E G Simons, S Nair, M R Rimington, N A Armar. 2003. Minimizing risk in anonymous egg donation.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62066-4

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