Heterotopic pregnancy (triplets) following in vitro fertilisation: Case report

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 263, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 84-85

  Nair, P ^a   Chauhan, M ^a  

^a BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted conception; Ectopic pregnancy; Heterotopic pregnancy; In vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer; Intrauterine pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; RISK FACTORS; TRIPLETS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0033372270     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004040050270     Document Type: Article

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