Day 2 elective single embryo transfer in clinical practice: Better outcome in ICSI cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1364-1366

  Martikainen, Hannu ^a   Orava, Mauri ^a   Lakkakorpi, Jouni ^b   Tuomivaara, Leena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Infertil Clin Finnish Fam Federal   (Finland)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; ICSI; IVF; Multiple pregnancy; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; LUGESTERONE; NAFARELIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042542196     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh197     Document Type: Article

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