Reflections on the number of embryos to replace at the dawn of the 21st century

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 293-297

  Sakkas, Denny ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMBRYO DISPOSITION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 0034920916     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001703-200106000-00008     Document Type: Review

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