Effect of passive uterine straightening during embryo transfer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 516-522

  Abou Setta, Ahmed M ^a  

^a NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bladder distention; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilisation; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BLADDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; URINARY BLADDER; UTERUS;

EID: 34247648676     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701252126     Document Type: Review

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