Clinical outcomes of elective single morula embryo transfer versus elective single blastocyst embryo transfer in IVF-ET

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 423-428

  Kang, Sang Min ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^a   Jeong, Hak Jun ^a   Yoon, San Hyun ^b   Koh, Min Whan ^c   Lim, Jin Ho ^b   Lee, Seong Goo ^a  

^a Maria Fertility Clinic   (South Korea)

^b Maria Infertility Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Elective single embryo transfer; Live birth; Monozygotic twins; Morula

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MORULA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; MORULA; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 84863226141     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9736-8     Document Type: Article

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