During IVF treatment patient preference shifts from singletons towards twins but only a few patients show an actual reversal of preference | Zendy

Audrey A.A. Fiddelers | Zendy; Fred Nieman | Zendy; John C.M. Dumoulin | Zendy; Aafke P.A. van Montfoort | Zendy; Jolande A. Land | Zendy; J.L.H. Evers | Zendy; Johan L. Severens | Zendy; Carmen D. Dirksen | Zendy

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During IVF treatment patient preference shifts from singletons towards twins but only a few patients show an actual reversal of preference

Author(s) -

Audrey A.A. Fiddelers,

Fred Nieman,

John C.M. Dumoulin,

Aafke P.A. van Montfoort,

Jolande A. Land,

J.L.H. Evers,

Johan L. Severens,

Carmen D. Dirksen

Publication year - 2011

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/der127

Subject(s) - preference , fertility , pregnancy , embryo transfer , singleton , medicine , patient satisfaction , affect (linguistics) , obstetrics , psychology , gynecology , demography , pediatrics , population , statistics , surgery , mathematics , environmental health , communication , biology , genetics , sociology

Knowledge of patients' preferences for elective single embryo transfer (eSET) or double embryo transfer (DET) and for singletons or twins is of great importance in counselling for embryo transfer (ET) strategies. In this study, the stability of IVF patients' preferences over time for either a healthy single child or healthy twins was measured and we investigated which factors could explain preference shifts.

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