Risk of ectopic pregnancy following day-5 embryo transfer compared with day-3 transfer

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 407-413

  Smith, Laura P ^a,b,c,d   Oskowitz, Selwyn P ^a,b,c   Dodge, Laura E ^a   Hacker, Michele R ^a,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON IVF   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Reproductive Medicine and Surgery Center of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Day 3 embryo transfer; Day 5 embryo transfer; Ectopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

BLASTOCYST; DAY-3 EMBRYO TRANSFER; DAY-5 EMBRYO TRANSFER; ECTOPIC;

EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885176488     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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