Ectopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilization: Differences between fresh and frozen-thawed cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 110-118

  Londra, Laura ^a   Moreau, Caroline ^b   Strobino, Donna ^b   Garcia, Jairo ^a   Zacur, Howard ^a   Zhao, Yulian ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; embryo transfer; in vitro fertilization; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84943408601     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.04.009     Document Type: Article

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