In vitro fertilization with single euploid blastocyst transfer: A randomized controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Forman, Eric J ^a,b   Hong, Kathleen H ^a,b   Ferry, Kathleen M ^a   Tao, Xin ^a   Taylor, Deanne ^a   Levy, Brynn ^a,c   Treff, Nathan R ^a,b   Scott Jr , Richard T ^a,b  

^a REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

aneuploidy; comprehensive chromosome screening; eSET; preimplantation genetic screening; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC SCREENING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84879689262     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.056     Document Type: Article

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