Day 2 vs. day 3 embryo transfer after intracytoplasmic sperm injection: A prospective, randomized study

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 631-634

  Baruffi, Ricardo L R ^b   Mauri, Ana Lucia ^b   Petersen, Claudia ^b   Felipe, Valeria ^b   Gonçalves Franco Jr , José ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Intracytoplasmic sperm injections; Reproduction techniques

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STIMULATION;

EID: 0041418386     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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