Randomized study comparing day 2 versus day 3 elective transfer of two good-quality embryos

Reproductive Medicine and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-104

  Suzuki, Tatsuya ^a   Shibahara, Hiroaki ^a   Hirano, Yuki ^a   Ohno, Akiko ^a   Takamizawa, Satoru ^a   Suzuki, Mitsuaki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elective transfer of two embryos; Implantation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINS;

EID: 18244378753     PISSN: 14455781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0578.2004.00056.x     Document Type: Article

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