Elective frozen replacement cycles for all: Ready for prime time?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-9

  Maheshwari, A ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

frozen embryo transfer; ICSI; IVF; obstetric outcomes; perinatal outcomes

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FROZEN REPLACEMENT CYCLE; FROZEN SECTION; FUNDING; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

EID: 84871217063     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des386     Document Type: Review

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