Prevention of twin pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection based on strict embryo criteria: a prospective randomized clinical trial

Autor: Eric Van Royen, Muriel Van de Meerssche, Diane De Neubourg, Jan Gerris, K Mangelschots, M Valkenburg
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Human reproduction (Oxford, England). 14(10)
ISSN: 0268-1161
Popis: A prospective randomized study comparing single embryo transfer with double embryo transfer after in-vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) was carried out. First, top quality embryo characteristics were delineated by retrospectively analysing embryos resulting in ongoing twins after double embryo transfer. A top quality embryo was characterized by the presence of 4 or 5 blastomeres at day 2 and at least 7 blastomeres on day 3 after insemination, the absence of multinucleated blastomeres and
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