Efficiency of changing the embryo transfer time from day 3 to day 2 among women with poor ovarian response: A prospective randomized trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-85

  Bahceci, Mustafa ^a   Ulug, Ulun ^a   Ciray, H Nadir ^a   Akman, Mehmet Ali ^a   Erden, Halit Firat ^a  

^a German Hospital in Istanbul   (Turkey)

Author keywords

day 2; day 3; embryo transfer; Poor responder

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DESOLETT; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 33745486390     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.029     Document Type: Article

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