... extremely valuable. [This book] addresses exactly the right questions in a balanced, nuanced way. Journal of the American Medical Association
Cohens book is a major contribution to the literature of the inevitable. Medical Humanities Review
This book provides readers with an insightful overview of the practice of oocyte donation, the broader issues raised by this innovative yet problematic technology and, given the recommendations of NABER, how these issues mights be resolved.... Well written, structured, researched, and thought-provoking, this book makes a timely, important, and worthwhile contribution to the growing body of reproductive technology scholarship. Doodys Health Sciences Book Review Home Page
Detailed notes; extensive references; comprehensive research... Recommended... Choice
Leading scholars investigate the difficult ethical, legal, and policy issues that surround egg donation and the new reproductive technologies as a whole. In addition, the book describes procedures at four egg-donation centers and presents a new set of guidelines from the National Advisory Board on Ethics in Reproduction.
One of Doodys 250 Best Health Sciences Books of 1996
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part A. Procedures and Policies at Four Oocyte Donation Centers
1. Donor OOcyte Program at University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Nancy A. Klein, M.D., Gretchen Sewall, R.N., M.S.W., and Michael R. Soules, M.D.
2. OOcyte Donation Program at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. David H. Barad, M.D. and Brian L. Cohen, M.D.
3. Oocyte Donation Service at IVF America-Boston, Waltham, Massachusetts. Patricia M. McShane, M.D.
4. Oocyte Donation Program at Huntington Reproductive Center: Quality Control Issues, Pasadena, California. Paulo Serafini, M.D., Jeffrey Nelson, D.O., Shelley B. smith, M.A., M.F.C.C., Ana Richardson, R.N., B.S.N., and Joel“&