Mandatory single embryo transfer policy dramatically decreases multiple pregnancy rates

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-79

  Esinler, Ibrahim ^a   Bozdag, Gurkan ^a   Sokmensuer, Lale Karakoc ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Mandatory single embryo transfer; Multiple pregnancies; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MANDATORY SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCIES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

ECTOGENESIS; FAMILY PLANNING POLICY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TURKEY;

EID: 84897094639     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12124     Document Type: Article

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