Two-blastocyst transfer has similar pregnancy rates and a decreased multiple gestation rate compared with three-blastocyst transfer

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-228

  Milki, Amin A ^a   Fisch, Jeffrey D ^a   Behr, Barry ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Day 5 ET; In vitro fertilization; Multiple gestation; Pregnancy rate; Sequential culture media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033180512     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00262-9     Document Type: Article

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