Effect of blood and mucus on the success rates of embryo transfers

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 239-242

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

^a Anatolia IVF Center   (Turkey)

^b Koru Hospital   (Turkey)

^c BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood; Embryo transfer; Mucus; Pregnancy outcome; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MUCUS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84870294295     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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