Transvaginal versus transabdominal ultrasound guidance for embryo transfer in donor oocyte recipients: A randomized clinical trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Bodri, Daniel ^a   Colodrón, Marta ^a   García, Désirée ^b   Obradors, Albert ^a   Vernaeve, Valérie ^a   Coll, Oriol ^a  

^a Clinica EUGIN   (Spain)

^b Fundación Privada EUGIN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; in vitro fertilization; oocyte donation; transabdominal ultrasound; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND GUIDED EMBRYO TRANSFER; TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND GUIDED EMBRYO TRANSFER; TREATMENT DURATION; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE SPASM;

EID: 79956364733     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.028     Document Type: Article

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