The influence of abdominal ultrasound-guided embryo transfer on pregnancy rate: a preliminary report

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1235-1237

  Chen, Su Chee ^a   Lai, Tsung Hsuan ^a,b   Lee, Fa Kung ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE INFERTILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247495557     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.026     Document Type: Article

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