The efficacy of the embryo transfer catheter in IVF and ICSI is operator-dependent: A randomized clinical trial

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 880-887

  Yao, Zhan ^a   Vansteelandt, Stijn ^a   Van Der Elst, Josiane ^a,b   Coetsier, Tom ^a   Dhont, Marc ^a   De Sutter, Petra ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catheter; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 64949101768     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den453     Document Type: Article

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