Multiple gestations in assisted reproductive technology: Can they be avoided with blastocyst transfers?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1471-1477

  Gorrill, Marsha J ^a   Sadler Fredd, Karen ^a   Patton, Phillip E ^a   Burry, Kenneth A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst transfer; In vitro fertilization; Multiple gestation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034974995     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.114851     Document Type: Conference Paper

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