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
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  • 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
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  • 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 ,Revised 7 November 2003 ,Accepted 7 November 2003.

References 

  1. Lalwani L, Timmreck L, Friedman R, Penzias A, Alper M, Reindollar RH. Variations in individual physician success rates within an in vitro fertilization program might be due to patient demographics. Fertil Steril 2004;81:944–6
  2. Davis OK. Are variations in individual physician success rates within an in vitro fertilization program due to patient demographics of methodology? Fertil Steril 2004;81:949–50
  3. Schoolcraft WB, Gardner DK. Do patient demographics impact physician success rates? Fertil Steril 2004;81:951

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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