Air fluid versus fluid-only models of embryo catheter loading: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-84

  Abou Setta, Ahmed M ^a  

^a NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; IVF; Loading of transfer catheters; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

PRESERVATION SOLUTION;

AIR FLUID EMBRYO TRANSFER; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUID ONLY EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33846559679     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60767-5     Document Type: Review

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