The use of single embryo transfer to reduce the incidence of twins: Implications and questions for practice from the 'towardSET?' project

Human Fertility

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-96

  Roberts, Stephen A ^a   McGowan, Linda ^a   Vail, Andy ^a   Brison, Daniel R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cohort study; In vitro fertilisation; multiple births; patient perspectives; predictive models; single embryo transfer; twin births

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOUBLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIVE BIRTH RATE; MONITORING; MULTICENTER STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; TWINS;

EID: 79958027051     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2011.568037     Document Type: Article

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