Outcome and feasibility of elective single embryo transfer (eSET) policy for the first and second IVF/ICSI attempts

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-50

  Gremeau, A S ^a   Brugnon, F ^a,b   Bouraoui, Z ^a   Pekrishvili, R ^a   Janny, L ^a,b   Pouly, J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Elective single embryo transfer; Neonatal outcome; Obstetrical outcome; Twin pregnancies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DOUBLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; ELECTIVE SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS OUTCOME; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 84855841214     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.09.032     Document Type: Article

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