Rescue of implantation potential in embryos with poor prognosis by assisted zona hatching

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1331-1335

  Magli, M C ^a   Gianaroli, L ^a   Ferraretti, A P ^a   Fortini, D ^a   Aicardi, G ^b   Montanaro, N ^a  

^a SISMER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced maternal age; Assisted zona hatching; Implantation; IVF failures; Poor prognosis patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED ZONA HATCHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031812535     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1331     Document Type: Article

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