Single-embryo transfer reduces clinical pregnancy rates and live births in fresh IVF and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) cycles: a meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Oliveira João (Author), Pontes Anagloria (Author), Nicoletti Andréia (Author), Petersen Claudia G (Author), Mauri Ana L (Author), Baruffi Ricardo LR (Author), Franco José G (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has become an accepted procedure to transfer more than one embryo to the patient to achieve acceptable ongoing pregnancy rates. However, transfers of more than a single embryo increase the probability of establishing a multiple ge...