Modelling the impact of single embryo transfer in a national health service IVF programme

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-131

  Roberts, Stephen A ^a   Fitzgerald, Cheryl T ^b   Brison, Daniel R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; Multiple pregnancy; Predictive model; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LIVE BIRTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS;

EID: 57749192495     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den355     Document Type: Article

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