Elective single embryo transfer (eSET) policy in the first three IVF/ICSI treatment cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 433-436

  van Montfoort, Aafke P A ^a   Dumoulin, John C M ^a   Land, Jolande A ^b   Coonen, Edith ^a   Derhaag, Josien G ^a   Evers, Johannes L H ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Multiple pregnancy; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 14044272827     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh619     Document Type: Article

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