Ultrasound-guided trial transfer may be beneficial in preparation for an IVF cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2844-2849

  Shamonki, Mousa I ^a   Schattman, Glenn L ^a,b   Spandorfer, Steven D ^a   Chung, Pak H ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; IVF; Trial transfer; Ultrasound; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 27144554146     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei139     Document Type: Article

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