Effect of macroscopic or microscopic blood and mucus on the success rates of embryo transfers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 570-573

  Moragianni, Vasiliki A ^a   Cohen, Jerry D ^a   Smith, Scott E ^a   Schinfeld, Jay S ^a   Somkuti, Stephen G ^a   Lee, Annette ^a   Barmat, Larry I ^a  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

blood; implantation rate; IVF ET; mucus; pregnancy rate; transfer catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETERIZATION; EMBRYO CATHETERIZATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 74449090426     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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