Multiple pregnancy rate and embryo number transferred during in vitro fertilization

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 350-357

  Elsner, C W ^a   Tucker, M J ^a   Sweitzer, C L ^a   Brockman, W D W ^a   Morton, P C ^a   Wright, G ^a   Toledo, A A ^a   Kauma, S ^a   Wing, R L ^a   Pittaway, D E ^a  

^a REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo number; In vitro fertilization; Multiple implantation; Supertwins; Twins

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030921821     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70197-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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