One versus two embryo transfer after IVF and ICSI: A randomized study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1900-1903

  Martikainen, Hannu ^a,e   Tiitinen, Aila ^d   Tomás, Candido ^a   Tapanainen, Juha ^a   Orava, Mauri ^c   Tuomivaara, Leena ^d   Vilska, Sirpa ^c   Hydén Granskog, Christel ^d   Hovatta, Outi ^c   Morin Papunen, Laure ^e   Koivunen, Riitta ^e   Järvelä, Ilkka ^e   Lakkakorpi, Jouni ^e   Nuojua Huttunen, Sinikka ^b   Juntunen, Kaisa ^b   Bützow, Tarja ^c   Foudila, Tuija ^c   Hakala Ala Pietilä, Tiina ^c   Kaukoranta, Seija ^c   Moilanen, Jarna ^c   Mäkinen, Sirpa ^c   Siegberg, Rita ^c   Söderström Anttila, Viveca ^c   Tulppala, Maija ^c   Tuuri, Timo ^c   Halttunen, Mervi ^f   Härkki Siren, Päivi ^f   more..

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FAMILY FEDERATION OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; ICSI; IVF; Multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LUGESTERONE; NAFARELIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034817212     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.9.1900     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Deliveries and children born after in-vitro fertilisation in Sweden 1982-95: A retrospective cohort study
2. Embryo transfer and multiple gestation. Avoiding multiple pregnancies in in-vitro fertilization: Who's afraid of single embryo transfer?
3. Pronuclear orientation, polar body placement, and embryo quality after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and in-vitro fertilization: Further evidence for polarity in human oocytes?
4. Prevention of twin pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection based on strict embryo criteria: A prospective randomized clinical trial
5. Zona pellucida thickness variation and occurrence of visible mononucleated blastomeres in preembryos are associated with a high pregnancy rate in IVF treatment
6. Assisted reproductive technology in the United States: 1996 results generated from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine/Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Registry
7. Reducing the risk of multiple births by transfer of two embryos after in vitro fertilization
8. Characterization of a top quality embryo, a step towards single-embryo transfer
9. Elective transfer of one embryo results in an acceptable pregnancy rate and eliminates the risk of multiple birth
10. The statistical implication of the 'number of replacements' in embryo transfer
11. Cost-effectiveness analysis of in-vitro fertilization: Estimated costs per successful pregnancy after transfer of one or two embryos