Incidence of birth defects after artificial insemination with frozen donor spermatozoa: A collaborative study of the French CECOS Federation on 11535 pregnancies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2319-2323

  Thepot, F ^a,c   Mayaux, M J ^b,c   Czyglick, F ^a,c   Wack, T ^b,c   Selva, J ^a,c   Jalbert, P ^a,c  

^a CECOS Genetic Commission   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c French CECOS Federation   (France)

Author keywords

Aid; Birth defect; Outcome of pregnancy; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRTH DEFECT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PATERNAL AGE; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 0029822748     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019097     Document Type: Article

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