Transfer of blastocysts and morulae on day 5

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 327-333

  Wilson, Michael ^a   Hartke, Kathy ^a   Kiehl, Michelle ^a   Rodgers, Jonetta ^a   Brabec, Celeste ^a   Lyles, Rodney ^a  

^a Repro Rsrc Ctr Gtr Kansas City   (United States)

Author keywords

blastocysts; embryo culture; IVF; morulae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORULA; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MORULA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4143152758     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.023     Document Type: Article

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