Ultrasound guidance is not necessary during easy embryo transfers

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 421-425

  De Camargo Martins, Anice Maria Vieira ^b   Baruffi, Ricardo L R ^a   Mauri, Ana L ^a   Petersen, Claudia ^a   Oliveira, João Batista Alcantara ^a   Contart, Paula ^a   Pontes, Anagloria ^b   Franco Jr , José G ^a  

^a Human Reproduction Section   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; ICSI; Implantation; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 13444309289     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-004-8757-3     Document Type: Article

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