Impact of retained embryos on the outcome of assisted reproductive technologies

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 334-337

  Lee, Hye Chun ^a   Seifer, David B ^a   Shelden, Robert M ^a,b  

^a Div Repro Endocrinol I   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; pregnancy rate; retained embryo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RETAINED EMBRYO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THAWING; ULTRASOUND; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 4143085931     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.01.035     Document Type: Article

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