Time of insemination culture and outcomes of in vitro fertilization: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 685-695

  Zhang, X D ^a   Liu, J X ^a   Liu, W W ^a   Gao, Y ^a   Han, W ^a   Xiong, S ^a   Wu, L H ^a   Huang, G N ^a  

^a Chongqing Obstetric and Gynecology Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Co incubation of gametes; Insemination time; IVF; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRTH RATE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LIVE BIRTH; META ANALYSIS; NIDATION; POLYSPERMY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL OUTCOMES; CO-INCUBATION OF GAMETES; INSEMINATION TIME; IVF; META-ANALYSIS;

COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INSEMINATION; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; OVUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886258355     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmt036     Document Type: Article

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