Laser assisted hatching in good prognosis patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 283-287

  Sagoskin, Arthur W ^a   Levy, Michael J ^a   Tucker, Michael J ^a   Richter, Kevin S ^a   Widra, Eric A ^a,b  

^a Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted hatching; embryo transfer; good prognosis; implantation; In vitro fertilization; laser micromanipulation; live birth; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS HEART; HATCHING; HUMAN; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LASERS; MARYLAND; MICRODISSECTION; MICROMANIPULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846590113     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1498     Document Type: Article

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