IVF and ICSI outcome in couples with unexplained infertility: A randomized study of 60 cases

Jornal Brasileiro de Reproducao Assistida

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 16-24

  Wyns, Christine ^a   Vandermonde, Julie ^a   Pirard, Céline ^a   Demylle, Dominique ^a   Vanabelle, Bernard ^a   Donnez, Jacques ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fertilization failure; ICSI; Idiopathic infertility; IVF; Rescue ICSI; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15444371184     PISSN: 15175693     EISSN: 15180557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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