A theoretical model for single blastocyst transfer

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 327-334

  Teranishi, A ^a   Kuwata, A ^a   Fumino, T ^a   Hamai, H ^a   Shigeta, M ^a  

^a Advanced Fertility Center of Fuchu Nozomi   (Japan)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART); Blastocyst grade; Double embryos transfer (DET); Multiple pregnancies; Single embryos transfer (SET)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BLASTOCYST; CALCULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 69249205454     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-009-9321-y     Document Type: Article

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