Controlled ovarian hyper-stimulation during IVF treatment does not increase the risk of preterm delivery compared to the transfer of frozen-thawed embryos in a natural cycle

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-169

  Rallis, Anthia ^a   Tremellen, Kelton ^b,c  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Repromed South Australia ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

frozen embryo transfer; in vitro fertilisation; preterm delivery; relaxin

Indexed keywords

RELAXIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION; CORPUS LUTEUM; DELIVERY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FROZEN THAWED EMBRYO TRANSFER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84876205140     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12063     Document Type: Article

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