What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction? The cumulated singleton/twin delivery rates per oocyte pick-up: The CUSIDERA and CUTWIDERA

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2442-2444

  Germond, Marc ^a   Urner, Françoise ^a   Chanson, Alain ^a   Primi, Marie Pierre ^a   Wirther, Daniel ^a   Senn, Alfred ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Cumulated delivery rates; IVF; Multiple pregnancies; Treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELIVERY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OOCYTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY RATE; PRONUCLEUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY; ZYGOTE;

EID: 8344246126     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh501     Document Type: Article

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