The impact of the depth of embryo replacement on IVF outcome

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 189-193

  Pacchiarotti, Arianna ^a   Mohamed, Mohamed A ^a   Micara, Giulietta ^a   Tranquilli, Daniela ^a   Linari, Antonella ^a   Espinola, Salomè M B ^a   Aragona, Cesare ^a  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depth of replacement; Embryo transfer; Implantation rate; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONASI; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATHETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; UTERINE FUNDUS;

ADULT; EMBRYO; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 34247634180     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-007-9110-4     Document Type: Article

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