What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction? Should BESST really be the primary endpoint for assisted reproduction?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1933-1935

  Messinis, Ioannis E ^a   Domali, Ekaterini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; ICSI; IVF; Success rate

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; SAFETY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 4544344249     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh370     Document Type: Review

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