Female age predicts embryonic implantation after ICSI: A case-controlled study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1324-1327

  Devroey, P ^a   Godoy, H ^a   Smitz, J ^a   Camus, M ^a   Tournaye, H ^a   Derde, M P ^b   Van Steirteghem, A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Delivery rate; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Male infertility; Women < 40 years of age; Women 40 years of age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; METAPHASE; MICROINJECTION; NIDATION; OOCYTE; PREDICTION; SPERM;

EID: 0030016585     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019380     Document Type: Article

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