The age-related decline in female fecundity: A quantitative controlled study of implanting capacity and survival of individual embryos after in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 783-790

  Hull, M G R ^a   Fleming, C F ^a   Hughes, A O ^a   McDermott, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age (female); Fecundity; fertilization; implantation; IVF treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030004943     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58214-4     Document Type: Article

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