Split Happens: a Case of Consecutive Monozygotic Twin Pregnancies Following Elective Single-embryo Transfer in a 40-year Old Woman Using Donor Oocytes

Overview

Journal J Assist Reprod Genet

Publisher Springer

Specialties Genetics
Reproductive Medicine

Date 2018 Jun 4

PMID 29860575

Citations 2

Authors

Alexis-Danielle Roberts

Richard Schmidt

Meera Shah

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