Outcome of assisted reproductive technologies after different embryo transfer strategies

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-70

  Setti, Paolo E Levi ^a   Cavagna, M ^b   Albani, E ^a   Morreale, G ^a   Novara, P V ^a   Cesana, A ^a   Parini, V ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Implantation rate; Multiple pregnancy rate; Pregnacy rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GAMETE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 21844475405     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61300-4     Document Type: Article

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