Assisted hatching reduces the age-related decline in IVF outcome in women younger than age 43 without increasing miscarriage or monozygotic twinning

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 418-421

  Meldrum, David R ^a  

^a Ctr for Advanced Reproductive Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted hatching; In vitro fertilization; Monozygotic twins; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NIDATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031844469     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02744934     Document Type: Article

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