Effect of hyaluronan-enriched transfer medium on implantation and pregnancy rates after day 3 and day 5 embryo transfers: a prospective randomized study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 604-612

  Urman, Bulent ^a   Yakin, Kayhan ^a   Ata, Baris ^a   Isiklar, Aycan ^a   Balaban, Basak ^a  

^a AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

embryo transfer; Hyaluronan; implantation rate; pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 51449093150     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1294     Document Type: Article

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