Success rate with repeated cycles of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1005-1009

  Meldrum, David R ^a   Silverberg, Kaylen M ^b   Bustillo, Maria ^b   Stokes, Lynn ^b  

^a Ctr for Advanced Reproductive Care   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Delivery rate; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MICROMANIPULATION; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032101558     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00083-1     Document Type: Article

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