Effect of delayed versus immediate embryo transfer catheter removal on pregnancy outcomes during fresh cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2088-2090

  Sroga, Julie M ^a   Montville, Christopher P ^b   Aubuchon, Mira ^b   Williams, Daniel B ^b   Thomas, Michael A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Reproductive Health   (United States)

Author keywords

embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; infertility; pregnancy rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATHETER REMOVAL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949916839     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.1664     Document Type: Article

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