Early transvaginal embryo aspiration: A safer method for selective reduction in high order multiple gestations

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1875-1878

  Coffler, Mickey S ^a   Kol, Shahar ^a   Drugan, Arie ^b   Itskovitz Eldor, Joseph ^b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Embryo aspiration; Multiple pregnancy; Selective fetal reduction; Ultrasound guided procedures

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUTURE;

EID: 0032812705     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.7.1875     Document Type: Article

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