Interim analysis of a randomized clinical trial comparing abdominal versus transvaginal ultrasound-guided embryo transfer

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 384-392

  Porat, Natalie ^a,d   Boehnlein, Lynn M ^a   Schouweiler, Calisa M ^a,b   Kang, Jungae ^a   Lindheim, Steven R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Fertility Specialists Medical Group   (United States)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Pregnancy outcomes; Ultrasound guided

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BLADDER DISTENSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PAIN PARAMETERS; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE SPASM;

ABDOMEN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 77950286373     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2009.01148.x     Document Type: Article

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