Seasonal variability in fertilization and embryo quality rates in women undergoing IVF

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 476-481

  Rojansky, Nathan ^a   Benshushan, Abraham ^a   Meirsdorf, Samuel ^a   Lewin, Aby ^a   Laufer, Neri ^a   Safran, Anat ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Conception rate; Embryo quality rates; Fertilization rate; Human IVF ET; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVUM; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 0033830138     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)00669-5     Document Type: Article

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