Impact of blastocyst transfer on offspring sex ratio and the monozygotic twinning rate: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2381-2390

  Chang, Hye Jin ^a   Lee, Jung Ryeol ^a,b   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

Blastocyst; cleavage stage; embryo transfer; monozygotic twin; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIVE BIRTH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX RATIO; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 67349273287     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.066     Document Type: Article

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