Comparison of the Offspring Sex Ratio Between Cleavage Stage Embryo Transfer and Blastocyst Transfer

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-39

  Chang, Shiuh Young ^a   Lin, Pin Yao ^b   Huang, Fu Jen ^b   Kung, Fu Tsai ^b   Wang, Li Jung ^b   Lan, Kuo Chung ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blastocyst transfer; cleavage stage embryo; embryo morphology; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEWBORN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PROGENY; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX RATIO;

EID: 77953241751     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(10)60006-X     Document Type: Article

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