Effect of the new legislation and single-embryo transfer policy in Turkey on assisted reproduction outcomes: Preliminary results

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 208-214

  Kutlu, P ^a   Atvar, O ^a   Vanlioglu, O F ^a   Kutlu, U ^b   Arici, A ^b   Yilmaz, S ^c   Yilmaz, E ^c   Delikara, N ^c   Bener, F ^d   Kamar, A ^d   Alpak, O ^e   Ozekici, U ^e  

^a Medicana Camlica Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Anadolu Medical Center   (Turkey)

^c Ferticenter ART Center   (Turkey)

^d Istanbul ART Center   (Turkey)

^e Cevre Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; embryo transfer policy; legislation; multiple pregnancy; single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; TURKEY;

EID: 79551527279     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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