Laser zona thinning in women aged ≤37 years: a randomized study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1479-1482

  Balakier, Hanna ^a   Mandel, Rodica ^a   Sojecki, Agata ^a   Motamedi, Gelareh ^a   Zaver, Shirin ^a   Librach, Clifford ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERTILITY; LASER; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 63249090277     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1729     Document Type: Article

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