Cycle characteristics of day 3 embryo transfers with 4-cell embryos only

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 352-357

  Ertzeid, G ^a   Storeng, R ^a   Tanbo, T ^a   Dale, P O ^a   Bjercke, S ^a   Abyholm T ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Day 3 embryo transfer; Embryo cleavage rate; Implantation rate; Ovarian response; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZYGOTE;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141790235     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025456126701     Document Type: Article

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