Frozen-thawed transfer cycles: Are they comparable with fresh?

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Mocanu, E V ^a   Cottell, E ^a   Waite, K ^a   Hennelly, B ^a   Collins, C ^a   Harrison, R F ^a,b  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS WASTAGE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS; ZYGOTE;

CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; ZYGOTE;

EID: 53449088570     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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