Blastocyst transfer decreases multiple pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization cycles: A randomized controlled trial [6]

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 228-230

  Frattarelli, John L ^a   Leondires, Mark P ^b   McKeeby, Jeffrey L ^b   Miller, Bradley T ^c   Segars, James H ^b  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN;

BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; CELL TRANSFER; ECHOGRAPHY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LETTER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0037229692     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04558-2     Document Type: Article

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