Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 162-165 , June 2007

Uterine Position Change Between Mock and Real Embryo Transfers

  • Wen-Jui Yang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Robert Kuo-Kuang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Reproduction and Endocrinology, Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Tamshui, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Robert Kuo-Kuang Lee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 10449, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jin-Tsung Su

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Huei Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuh-Ming Hwu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 8 March 2007.

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PII: S1028-4559(07)60011-4

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(07)60011-4

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 162-165 , June 2007

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