Ectopic pregnancy is not more likely following fresh vs frozen embryo transfer

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-96

  Check, J H ^a,b   Choe, J K ^a   Katsoff, B ^a   Krotec, J W ^a   Nazari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Day 3 embryos; Ectopic pregnancy; Frozen embryo

Indexed keywords

CRYOPRESERVATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 23044475310     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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