Is a prolonged bed rest following embryo transfer useful?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2489-2492

  Botta, Giuseppe ^a   Grudzinskas, Gedis ^b  

^a Ecocenter and Fertility Center   (Italy)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; IVF; Rest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030729483     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.11.2489     Document Type: Article

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