Comparison of zona manipulated and zona intact blastocyst transfers: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Isik, A Z ^a,b   Vicdan, K ^a   Kaba, A ^a   Dagli, G ^a  

^a City Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Bayindir Medical Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Embryo transfer; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Zona manipulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRONASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0033929637     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009410020580     Document Type: Article

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