Early transvaginal ultrasound following an accurately dated pregnancy: The importance of finding a yolk sac or fetal heart motion

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2820-2823

  Deaton, J L ^a   Honore G M ^a   Huffman, C S ^a   Bauguess, P ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal heart motion; IVF; Spontaneous abortion; Transvaginal ultrasound; Yolk sac

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; YOLK SAC;

EID: 0031451737     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.12.2820     Document Type: Article

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