A randomized double-blind controlled study on the efficacy of laser zona pellucida thinning on live birth rates in cases of advanced female age

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2131-2135

  Frydman, Nelly ^a   Madoux, S ^a   Hesters, L ^a   Duvernoy, C ^a   Feyereisen, E ^a   Le Du, A ^a   Tachdjian, G ^a   Frydman, R ^a   Fanchin, R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Advanced female age; Assisted hatching; Implantation rates; Live birth rates

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HATCHING; HUMAN; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 33747880400     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del124     Document Type: Article

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