Ultrasound versus 'clinical touch' for catheter guidance during embryo transfer in women

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Brown, Julie A ^a   Buckingham, K ^b   Abou Setta, A ^b   Buckett, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Embryo transfer adverse effects ; *Ultrasonography, interventional; Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 44549086306     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006107.pub2     Document Type: Review

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