Risk of monozygotic twinning with blastocyst transfer decreases over time: an 8-year experience

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1028-1032

  Moayeri, Sharon E ^a   Behr, Barry ^a   Lathi, Ruth B ^a   Westphal, Lynn M ^a   Milki, Amin A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blastocyst transfer; culture system; IVF; monozygotic twinning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TWINNING, MONOZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 34247525542     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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