A prospective, randomized, double-blind study for the evaluation of assisted hatching in patients with advanced maternal age

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 409-413

  Lanzendorf, Susan E ^a   Nehchiri, Fariba ^a   Mayer, Jacob F ^a   Oehninger, Sergio ^a   Muasher, Suheil J ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted hatching; Implantation; In vitro fertilization; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HATCHING; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NIDATION; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031913618     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.2.409     Document Type: Article

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