Clinical assisted reproduction: What is a preclinical pregnancy loss?

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 184-187

  Coulam, Carolyn B ^a   Chapman, Carli ^a   Rinehart, John S ^a  

^a Chicago Center for Human Reproduction   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; Multiple gestation rates; Preclinical pregnancy loss; Uterine receptivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; UTERUS;

EID: 0032040222     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023044217810     Document Type: Article

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