The relative myth of elective single embryo transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1337-1344

  Gleicher, Norbert ^a,b   Barad, David ^a,b,c  

^a CENTER FOR HUMAN REPRODUCTION   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; IVF; IVF risks; Multiple births

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EUROPE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGAL ASPECT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURITY; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748778329     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del026     Document Type: Article

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