What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction? The importance of informed choice

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1043-1045

  Buckett, William ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Informed choice; Multiple gestation; Success rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMED CONSENT; MARITAL THERAPY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; STANDARD; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2442593965     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh206     Document Type: Article

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