Low-intensity IVF: Real progress?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-278

  Gleicher, Norbert ^a,b   Weghofer, Andrea ^a,c   Barad, David H ^a,d  

^a New York and Foundation for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d CENTER FOR HUMAN REPRODUCTION   (United States)

Author keywords

IVF; IVF outcomes; low intensity IVF; minimal stimulation IVF; natural cycle IVF; patient friendly IVF

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LOW INTENSITY IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 80052405640     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.05.018     Document Type: Note

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