Are there still obstetric and perinatal benefits for selective embryo reduction of triplet pregnancies?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3555-3559

  Kadhel, Philipe ^a   Olivennes, François ^a   Fernandez, Hervé ^a   Vial, Michèle ^a   Frydman, René ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Embryo reduction; Outcome; Triplet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

EID: 0032408242     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.12.3555     Document Type: Article

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