Preliminary clinical outcome of novel strategy for the maximization of cumulative pregnancy rates per retrieval in normal responders

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-39

  Joo, Jong Kil ^a   Choi, Jong Ryeol ^a   Son, Jung Bin ^a   Ko, Gyoung Rae ^b   Lee, Kyu Sup ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blastocyst Transfer; Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist; Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864585878     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2012.39.1.33     Document Type: Article

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