Ultrasound tracking of the movement of embryo-associated air bubbles on standing after transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2107-2109

  Woolcott, Robert ^a   Stanger, James ^a  

^a Lingard Fertility Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; IVF; Transvaginal ultrasound tracking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDING; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS CAVITY;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031665402     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2107     Document Type: Article

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