The risk of monozygotic twins after assisted reproductive technology: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-55

  Vitthala, S ^a   Gelbaya, Tarek A ^a   Brison, D R ^a   Fitzgerald, C T ^a   Nardo, L G ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted hatching; Blastocyst; In vitro fertilization; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Monozygotic and monochorionic twins

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; DNA DETERMINATION; EMBASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MEDLINE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCISEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINNING, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 58049215464     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmn045     Document Type: Review

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