Selection for faster development does not bias sex ratios resulting from blastocyst embryo transfer

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 460-465

  Richter, Kevin S ^a   Anderson, M ^a   Osborn, B H ^a  

^a Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Blastocyst transfer; IVF; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO;

EID: 33645778782     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61999-2     Document Type: Article

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