A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing two embryo transfer catheters in an ART program

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 599-603

  Saldeen, Pia ^a   Abou Setta, Ahmed M ^b   Bergh, Torbjörn ^a   Sundström, Per ^a   Holte, Jan ^a  

^a IVF Clinic CURA   (Sweden)

^b Carl von Linné Kliniken ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51449119103     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.085     Document Type: Article

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