Bed rest after embryo transfer negatively affects in vitro fertilization: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 729-735.e2

  Gaikwad, Sharayu ^a   Garrido, Nicolas ^a   Cobo, Ana ^a   Pellicer, Antonio ^a,b   Remohi, José ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INFERTILIDAD   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

bed rest; embryo transfer; immediate ambulation; In vitro fertilization; oocyte donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DONATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84883466469     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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