Effect of air bubble localization after transfer on embryo transfer outcomes

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-54

  Tiras, Bulent ^a   Korucuoglu, Umit ^c   Polat, Mehtap ^b   Saltik, Ayse ^b   Zeyneloglu, Hulusi Bulent ^d   Yarali, Hakan ^e  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Anatolia IVF Center   (Turkey)

^c Women and Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^d BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air bubble; Pregnancy outcome; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

AIR AND AIR RELATED PHENOMENA; AIR BUBBLE LOCALIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERINE FUNDUS;

EID: 84865683298     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.05.025     Document Type: Article

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