Open AccessLive birth rates after transfer of equal number of blastocysts or cleavage-stage embryos in IVF. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Evangelos Papanikolaou,
Efstratios M. Κolibianakis,
Herman Tournaye,
Christos Venetis,
Human M. Fatemi,
Basil C. Tarlatzis,
Paul Devroey
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem339
Subject(s) - live birth , embryo transfer , meta analysis , andrology , single embryo transfer , gynecology , embryo , obstetrics , biology , medicine , pregnancy , genetics
Both cleavage-stage and blastocyst-stage embryo transfer policies have advantages and drawbacks. The number of embryos transferred, however, is a crucial parameter that needs to be considered before attempting any comparison.
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