Monozygotic twinning following assisted conception: An analysis of 81 consecutive cases

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1937-1943

  Alikani, Mina ^a   Cekleniak, Natalie A ^a   Walters, Eurof ^b   Cohen, Jacques ^a  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Thorpes   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Monoamniotic; Monochorionic; Monozygotic twinning; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAGON; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; NOVAREL; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROFOLLITROPIN;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0042763633     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg369     Document Type: Article

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