Elective single-embryo transfer versus double-embryo transfer in in vitro fertilization.

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Published in N Engl J Med on December 02, 2004

Authors

Ann Thurin1, Jon Hausken, Torbjörn Hillensjö, Barbara Jablonowska, Anja Pinborg, Annika Strandell, Christina Bergh

Author Affiliations

1: From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute for Health of Women and Children, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.

Associated clinical trials:

Modified Luteal Support for Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer - A Prospective Study | NCT02825290

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