Two sets of monozygotic twins after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and transfer of two embryos on day 2

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1676.e3-1676.e5

  Carrillo Vadillo, Raquel ^a   García Lozano, Juan Carlos ^a   Lozano Arana, María Dolores ^a   Moliní Rivera, Juan Luis ^a   Sánchez Martín, Pascual ^b   Antiñolo, Guillermo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b Clinica Ginemed   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dichorionic quadramniotic; fetal reduction; ICSI; monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BLASTOCYST; CASE REPORT; COUNSELING; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HATCHING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MATERNAL AGE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 36849051414     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.110     Document Type: Article

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