Single versus double insemination: A retrospective audit of pregnancy rates with two treatment protocols in donor insemination

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1494-1496

  Deary, A J ^a   Seaton, J E V ^a   Prentice, A ^a   Morton, N C ^a   Booth, A K ^a   Smith, S K ^a  

^a Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donor insemination; Outcomes; Treament protocols

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030801751     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.7.1494     Document Type: Article

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