Short and long-term risks to women who conceive through in vitro fertilization

Human Fertility

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-27

  Gelbaya, Tarek A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted conception; Cancer; Ectopic pregnancy; In vitro fertilization; Multiple pregnancy; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CANCER RISK; CESAREAN SECTION; DEPRESSION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77950996289     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14647270903437923     Document Type: Review

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