Does blastomere biopsy in preimplantation genetic diagnosis affect early serum β-hcg levels?

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Cho, Yeon Jean ^a   Kim, Jin Yeong ^a   Song, In Ok ^a   Lee, Hyung Song ^a   Lim, Chun Kyu ^a   Koong, Mi Kyoung ^a   Kang, Inn Soo ^a  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Blastomeres; Human; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Pregnancy outcome; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862887199     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2011.38.1.31     Document Type: Article

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