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15495053

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
The traditional reliance on the transfer of multiple embryos during in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in order to maximise the chance of pregnancy, has resulted in increasing rates of multiple pregnancies. Women undergoing IVF had a 20 - fold increased risk of twins and 400 - fold increased risk of higher order pregnancies (Martin 1998). The maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality as well as national health service costs associated with multiple pregnancies is significantly high in comparison with singleton births (Luke 1992; Callahan 1994; Goldfarb 1996). Single embryo transfer is now being considered as an effective means of reducing this iatrogenic complication. This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of elective two embryo transfer in comparison with single and more than two embryo transfer following IVF and ICSI (intra cytoplasmic sperm injection) treatment.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1469-493X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
CD003416
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Number of embryos for transfer following in-vitro fertilisation or intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen, UK, AB15 2ZD. z.pandian@abdn.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Meta-Analysis