Monozygotic triplet pregnancy following egg donation and transfer of single frozen-thawed embryo

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1260.e9-1260.e12

  Faraj, Radwan ^a   Evbuomwan, Isaac ^b   Sturgiss, Stephen ^c   Aird, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BUPA Hospital   (United States)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ART; Monozygotic triplets; zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; RHESUS C ANTIBODY; RHESUS E ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 43449101543     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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