Elective Single Embryo Transfer Following In Vitro Fertilization

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-377

  Min, Jason K ^a   Hughes, Ed ^a,a   Young, David ^a   Gysler, Matt ^a   Hemmings, Robert ^a   Cheung, Anthony P ^a   Goodrow, Gwendolyn J ^a   Min, Jason ^a   Senikas, Vyta ^a   Chee Man Wong, Benjamin ^a   Cheung, Anthony ^a   Sierra, Sony ^a   Carranza Mamane, Belina ^a   Case, Allison ^a   Dwyer, Cathy ^a   Graham, James ^a   Havelock, Jon ^a   Lee, Francis ^a   Liu, Kim ^a   Vause, Tannys ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Blastocyst; Elective single embryo transfer; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Multiple pregnancy; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CESAREAN SECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOUBLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; ELECTIVE SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; FUNDING; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE DONATION; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; PROGNOSIS; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; TWIN PREGNANCY; CANADA; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; NIDATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY;

CANADA; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 77954982991     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34482-6     Document Type: Article

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