Seasonal influences on in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 598-602

  Weigert, Monika ^a   Feichtinger, Wilfried ^a   Kulin, Sandor ^b   Kaali, Steven G ^b   Dorau, Petra ^c   Bauer, Peter ^c  

^a Inst fur Sterilitatsbetreuung   (Austria)

^b Kaali Intezet   (Hungary)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization embryo transfer; IVF ET; Pregnancy rate, season

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035685340     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013160905497     Document Type: Article

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