Birth weight and sex ratio after transfer at the blastocyst stage in humans

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-224

  Ménézo, Yves J R ^a,b,c   Chouteau, Jacques ^a,b,c   Torello M J ^a,b,c   Girard, Ann ^a,b,c   Veiga, Anna ^a,b,c  

^a Institut Rhonalpin   (France)

^b Clinique Belledone   (France)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Blastocyst transfer; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLASTOCYST; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLASTOCYST; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0033180511     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00256-3     Document Type: Article

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