Birthweight of singletons after assisted reproduction is higher after single- than after double-embryo transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2633-2637

  De Sutter, Petra ^a   Delbaere, Ilse ^a   Gerris, Jan ^a   Verstraelen, Hans ^a   Goetgeluk, Sylvie ^b   Van der Elst, Josiane ^a   Temmerman, Marleen ^a   Dhont, Marc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Pregnancy outcome; Single embryo transfer; Singleton

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 33749639091     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del247     Document Type: Article

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