Ethical Considerations Related to Pregnancy in Transplant Recipients
- 23 March 2006
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 354 (12), 1313-1316
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsb041648
Abstract
In deciding whether to pursue pregnancy, transplant recipients need to know what they can expect for their own health and for that of their potential children. This article considers how physicians can ethically address fertility issues with female transplant recipients.Keywords
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