Comparison of synthetic serum substitute and fetal cord serum as media supplements for in vitro fertilization: A prospective, randomized study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 166-168

  Dugan, Kimberly J ^a,b   Shalika, Sian ^a   Smith, Rosella D ^a   Padilla, Santiago L ^a  

^a NEPHROLOGY CENTER OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture media; fertilization rate; fetal cord serum; IVF; ongoing pregnancy rate; synthetic serum substitute

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL SERUM; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031018709     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81875-4     Document Type: Article

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