Frozen-thawed embryo transfer is associated with a significantly reduced incidence of ectopic pregnancy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1490-1494

  Shapiro, Bruce S ^a,b   Daneshmand, Said T ^a,b   De Leon, Laura ^b   Garner, Forest C ^a,b   Aguirre, Martha ^a   Hudson, Cynthia ^a  

^a Fertility Center Las Vegas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; Ectopic pregnancy; embryo cryopreservation; ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; FROZEN THAWED EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVADA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870308017     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.1136     Document Type: Article

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