Predictive value of the number of oocytes retrieved at ultrasound-directed follicular aspiration with regard to fertilization rates and pregnancy outcome in intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1376-1379

  Melie, Nwora A ^a   Adeniyi, Olutope A ^a   Igbineweka, Osaro M ^a   Ajayi, Richard A ^a  

^a Assisted Conception Unit   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fertilization rates; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Number of oocytes; Pregnancy rates; Ultrasound directed follicular aspiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0347480529     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)02213-1     Document Type: Article

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