Is bed rest following embryo transfer necessary?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 478-481

  Sharif, Khaldoun ^a   Afnan, Masoud ^a   Lashen, Hany ^a   Elgendy, Manal ^a   Morgan, Christine ^a   Sinclair, Lucinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed rest; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BED REST; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031918842     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00534-7     Document Type: Article

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