Uterine cavity shape and the best site for embryo transfer

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-144

  Sun, Yingpu ^a   Fang, Lanlan ^a   Su, Yingchun ^a   Guo, Yihong ^a  

^a First Affiliated Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical pregnancy rate; Embryo transfer; Implantation rate; Shape of uterine cavity; Three dimensional ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; NIDATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

EID: 64049095021     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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