How many embryos should be transferred in in vitro fertilization and tubal embryo transfer?

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 617-622

  Wu, Ming Yih ^a   Chen, Shee Uan ^a   Chen, Hsin Fu ^a   Chao, Kuang Han ^a   Chen, Chin Der ^a   Ho, Hong Nerng ^a   Huang, Su Cheng ^a   Lee, Tzu Yao ^a   Yang, Yu Shih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cumulative embryo score (CES); in vitro fertilization; multiple pregnancy; tubal embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 0029846810     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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