A prospective randomized study of electro-acupuncture versus alfentanil as anaesthesia during oocyte aspiration in in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2480-2484

  Stener Victorin, Elisabet ^a   Waldenström, Urban ^b   Nilsson, Lars ^c   Wikland, Matts ^d   Janson, Per Olof ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b IVF Center Falun   (Sweden)

^c Fertility Centre Scandinavia   (Sweden)

^d Kvinnokliniken ^*  (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Anaesthesia; Electro acupuncture; Implantation rate; Oocyte aspiration

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OOCYTE; PAIN; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032873740     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.10.2480     Document Type: Article

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