The pregnancy rate in women submitted to assisted reproduction techniques is lower after the age of 30 years;A taxa de gestação em mulheres submetidas a técnicas de reprodução assistida é menor a partir dos 30 anos

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetricia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-37

  De Abreu, Lauriane Giselle ^a   Santana, Laura Ferreira ^a   Salles Navarro, Paula Andréa De Albuquerque ^a   Dos Reis, Rosana Maria ^a   Ferriani, Rui Alberto ^a   De Moura, Marcos Dias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Fertility; In vitro fertilization; Oocytes; Sperm injections, intracytoplasmic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745243780     PISSN: 01007203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-72032006000100006     Document Type: Article

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