The simplified SART embryo scoring system is highly correlated to implantation and live birth in single blastocyst transfers.

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 563-567

  Heitmann, Ryan J ^a   Hill, Micah J ^b   Richter, Kevin S ^b   DeCherney, Alan H ^b   Widra, Eric A ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; METHODOLOGY; NIDATION; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 84898018187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-9932-1     Document Type: Article

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