Prevention of multiple pregnancies in an in vitro fertilization program

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 1245-1250

  Nijs, M ^a   Geerts, L ^a   Van Roosendaal, E ^a   Segal Bertin, G ^a   Vanderzwalmen, P ^a   Schoysman, R ^a  

^a Van Helmont Zh   (Belgium)

Author keywords

embryo freezing; embryo reduction; human embryo; In vitro fertilization; multiple pregnancies

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0027163165     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)55984-6     Document Type: Article

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