Unexplained infertility: Overall ongoing pregnancy rate and mode of conception

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 360-368

  Brandes, M ^a   Hamilton, C J C M ^a   Van Der Steen, J O M ^a   De Bruin, J P ^a   Bots, R S G M ^b   Nelen, W L D M ^c   Kremer, J A M ^c  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

drop out; prediction model; pregnancy; treatment strategy; unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY;

EID: 79251497648     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq349     Document Type: Article

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