Comparison of elective single cleavage-embryo transfer to elective single blastocyst-embryo transfer in human ivf-et

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-60

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

^a Daegu Maria Fertility Clinic   (South Korea)

^b Maria Infertility Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Human; Pregnancy; Single embryo transfer; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864775151     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2011.38.1.53     Document Type: Article

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