Donor age is paramount to success in oocyte donation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2755-2758

  Cohen, Matthew A ^a   Lindheim, Steven R ^a   Sauer, Mark V ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Gravidity; In vitro fertilization; Oocyte donor; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DONOR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 0032752096     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2755     Document Type: Article

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