Selection of patients suitable for one-embryo transfer may reduce the rate of multiple births by half without impairment of overall birth rates

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2520-2525

  Strandell, A ^a   Bergh, C ^a   Lundin, K ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Multiple births; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVARY CYCLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIODICITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034534980     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.12.2520     Document Type: Article

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