The effect of intercourse on pregnancy rates during assisted human reproduction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2653-2658

  Tremellen, Kelton P ^a   Valbuena, Diana ^b   Landeras, Jose ^b   Ballesteros, Agustin ^b   Martinez, Javier ^b   Mendoza, Sergio ^b   Norman, Robert J ^a   Robertson, Sarah A ^a   Simón, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INFERTILIDAD   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intercourse; IVF; Pregnancy; Semen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPERM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034528722     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.12.2653     Document Type: Article

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