eSET irrespective of the availability of a good-quality embryo in the first cycle only is not effective in reducing overall twin pregnancy rates

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1669-1674

  van Montfoort, Aafke P A ^a   Fiddelers, Audrey A A ^a   Land, Jolande A ^a,b   Dirksen, Carmen D ^a   Severens, Johan L ^a   Geraedts, Joep P M ^a   Evers, Johannes L H ^a   Dumoulin, John C M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Multiple pregnancy; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITY CONTROL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 34447319922     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem059     Document Type: Article

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