Clinical use of a pronuclear stage score following intracytoplasmic sperm injection: Impact on pregnancy rates under the conditions of the German embryo protection law

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 325-329

  Ludwig, M ^a   Schopper B ^a   Al Hasani, S ^a   Diedrich, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embryo selection; Multiple pregnancy rates; Pronuclear stage oocytes

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DECAPEPTYL GYN DEPOT; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL SELECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; OOCYTE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREGNANCY RATE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0343776168     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.2.325     Document Type: Article

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