Randomised clinical trial comparing elective single-embryo transfer followed by single-embryo cryotransfer versus double embryo transfer

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 178, Issue , 2014, Pages 192-198

  López Regalado, Maria Luisa ^a,b   Clavero, Ana ^a   Gonzalvo, Maria Carmen ^a   Serrano, Maria ^a   Martínez, Luis ^a   Mozas, Juan ^a   Rodríguez Serrano, Fernando ^b   Fontes, Juan ^a   Castilla, Jose A ^a,c,d  

^a Hospital Materno Infantil de Granada   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Banco de Semen CEIFER   (Spain)

^d Centro MasVida Reproducción   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical pregnancy rate; Elective single embryo transfer; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOUBLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; ELECTIVE SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE EMBRYO CRYOTRANSFER; SPAIN; TWIN PREGNANCY; VITRIFICATION; BIRTH RATE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; SPAIN;

EID: 84903214925     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.04.009     Document Type: Article

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