Single-embryo transfer: a key strategy to reduce the risk for multiple pregnancy in assisted human reproduction
In the early days of assisted reproductive technology (ART), the main target was achieving gestation. Success rates were low, and multiple embryo transfers became common practice, with multiple pregnancies being 20 times higher than in natural conception. Multiple pregnancy is associated with a high...
Main Authors: | Reimundo Pilar, Gutiérrez Romero Javier M., Rodríguez Pérez Tamara, Veiga Ernesto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2021-04-01
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Series: | Advances in Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2021-0013 |
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