The clinical effectiveness of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for aneuploidy in all 24 chromosomes (PGD-A): Systematic review

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 473-483

  Lee, Evelyn ^a   Illingworth, Peter ^b   Wilton, Leeanda ^c   Chambers, Georgina Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b IVF Australia   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Assisted reproductive technologies; Embryo selection; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Preimplantation genetic screening

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; BIOPSY; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMA; BLASTOMERE BIOPSY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION FAILURE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLAR BODY; POLAR BODY BIOPSY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS FOR ANEUPLOIDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIRTH RATE; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE;

ANEUPLOIDY; BIRTH RATE; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84930748055     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu303     Document Type: Review

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