Fertility and Sterility
Volume 81, Issue 4 , Pages 952-953, April 2004

Variations within an in vitro fertilization program might be caused by patient demographics

  • Sasmira Lalwani, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts USA
    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sasmira Lalwani, M.D., 750 Washington Street, Tufts-NEMC #36, Boston, MA 02111, USA(FAX: 617-636-5906);
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  • Lorna Timmreck, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts USA
    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA
    • ,
  • Ronit Friedman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA
    • ,
  • Alan Penzias, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts USA
    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA
    • ,
  • Michael Alper, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts USA
    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA
    • ,
  • Richard H Reindollar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts USA
    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA

Received 7 November 2002; received in revised form 7 November 2003; accepted 7 November 2003.

Abstract 

Factors other than the embryology laboratory, protocol variations, and physician transfer rates might have significant influences on an IVF center's success rates. Patient demographics might make the difference.

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PII: S0015-0282(03)03200-X

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.023

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 81, Issue 4 , Pages 952-953, April 2004

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