Incidence and potential causes affecting monozygotic twin formation following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Journal of Reproduction and Contraception

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-102

  Li, Li ^a   Long, Xiao lin ^a   Du, Hong zi ^a   Zhang, Wen hong ^a   Shi, Yu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

IVF ET; Monozygotic twinning; Potential cause

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84878988790     PISSN: 10017844     EISSN: 18767966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-7844(13)60011-5     Document Type: Article

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