Ectopic pregnancy rates after frozen versus fresh embryo transfer: A meta-analysis

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-57

  Jee, Byung Chul ^a   Suh, Chang Suk ^a,b   Kim, Seok Hyun ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Frozen embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRESH EMBRYO TRANSFER; FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 64549144551     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213048     Document Type: Article

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