Application of a validated prediction model for in vitro fertilization: Comparison of live birth rates and multiple birth rates with 1 embryo transferred over 2 cycles vs 2 embryos in 1 cycle

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 676.e1-676.e7

  Luke, Barbara ^a   Brown, Morton B ^b   Wantman, Ethan ^c   Stern, Judy E ^d   Baker, Valerie L ^e   Widra, Eric ^f   Coddington, Charles C ^g   Gibbons, William E ^h   Van Voorhis, Bradley J ⁱ   Ball, G David ^j  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Redshift Technologies Inc   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^h BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^j Seattle Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

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Author keywords

Assisted reproductive; live birth; multiple birth; prediction model; technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BODY MASS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 84928804485     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.02.005     Document Type: Article

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