Embryo transfer and multiple gestation. How many transfers are too many?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2988-2989

  Geva, E ^a   Amit, A ^a   Lerner Geva, L ^b   Lessing, J B ^a  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031720941     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.11.2988     Document Type: Short Survey

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