Influence of the time interval between embryo catheter loading and discharging on the success of IVF

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2027-2030

  Matorras, R ^a,b   Mendoza, R ^a   Exposito A ^a   Rodriguez Escudero, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Maria Diaz de Haro   (Spain)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Implantation rate; Interval loading discharging embryos; Prognostic factors; Time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

EID: 4544263337     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh366     Document Type: Article

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