Effect of micronutrient supplementation on IVF outcomes: a systematic review of the literature

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 715-722

  Arhin, Samuel Kofi ^a   Zhao, Yu ^a   Lu, XiaoSheng ^a   Chetry, Mandika ^a   Lu, JieQiang ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL AND YUYING CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Infertility; IVF; Micronutrients; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; COLECALCIFEROL; FOLIC ACID; PLACEBO; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC; ANTIOXIDANT;

CLINICAL OUTCOME; EMBASE; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIVE BIRTH; MEDLINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW; SPERM QUALITY; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS;

EID: 85029411446     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.08.018     Document Type: Review

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