Uterine position change between mock and real embryo transfers

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-165

  Yang, Wen Jui ^a   Lee, Robert Kuo Kuang ^a,b   Su, Jin Tsung ^a   Lin, Ming Huei ^a   Hwu, Yuh Ming ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mock embryo transfer; Retroverted uterus; Uterine position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS FUNCTION;

EID: 34547817115     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(07)60011-4     Document Type: Article

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