A retroprospective study comparing three different assisted hatching techniques

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1323-1325

  Feng, Huai L ^a   Hershlag, Avner ^a   Scholl, Gerald M ^a   Cohen, Matthew A ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC TYRODE SOLUTION; ELECTROLYTE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HATCHING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; PARTIAL ZONA DISSECTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZONA DRILLING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; DISSECTION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; LASERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 63249100553     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.133     Document Type: Article

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