Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 1602-1605 , December 2005

Spontaneous embryonic loss rates in twin and singleton pregnancies after transfer of top- versus intermediate-quality embryos

  • Giovanni B. La Sala, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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  • Alessia Nicoli, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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  • Maria Teresa Villani, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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  • Andrea Gallinelli, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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  • Giuseppe Nucera, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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  • Isaac Blickstein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
    • Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Isaac Blickstein, M.D., Kaplan Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rehovot 76100, Israel (FAX: 972-8-9411944).

Received 25 February 2005 ,Revised 18 May 2005 ,Accepted 18 May 2005.

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 Reprints will not be available.

PII: S0015-0282(05)02932-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.045

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 1602-1605 , December 2005

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