Twin pregnancies with a 'vanished' embryo: A higher risk multiple gestation group?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2750-2753

  Barton, S E ^a,b   Missmer, S A ^a   Hornstein, M D ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Division of Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

in vitro fertilization; Infertility; multiple gestations; spontaneous reduction; vanished embryo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURE LABOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 80052895309     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der221     Document Type: Article

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