Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: a plea for single embryo transfer

J Gerris, E Van Royen - Human Reproduction, 2000 - academic.oup.com
It has been generally accepted that triplets after IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
can and should be avoided by adopting a standard strategy of replacing no more than two …

Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: evaluation and implementation of new strategies

O Ozturk, S Bhattacharya, A Templeton - Human Reproduction, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Strategies for reducing the multiple pregnancies which increase perinatal mortality and
morbidity in women undergoing IVF are discussed. Elective single embryo transfer with the …

What about the remaining twins since single-embryo transfer? How far can (should) we go?

D De Neubourg, J Gerris - Human Reproduction, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Single-embryo transfer (SET) and more specifically elective SET (eSET) have taken their
place in good clinical IVF/ICSI practice. After the initial cautious search for the characteristics …

Prevention of twin pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection based on strict embryo criteria: a prospective randomized clinical trial

J Gerris, D De Neubourg, K Mangelschots… - Human …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
A prospective randomized study comparing single embryo transfer with double embryo
transfer after in-vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) was carried …

Single embryo transfer–state of the art

D De Neubourg, J Gerris - Reproductive biomedicine online, 2003 - Elsevier
Every practitioner active in the field of assisted reproduction treatment is aware of the risks
and complications related to twin and higher-order multiple pregnancies. Introduction of …

Single-embryo transfer

M Dhont - Seminars in reproductive medicine, 2001 - thieme-connect.com
The high incidence of multiple pregnancy is a major side effect of assisted reproductive
technology that has recently given rise to justified criticism from different sides. The reasons …

Single embryo transfer (set) not only leads to a reduction in twinning rates after IVF/ICSI, but also improves obstetrical and perinatal outcome of singletons.

P De Sutter - … -Koninklijke Academie Voor Geneeskunde van Belgie, 2006 - europepmc.org
This work consists of two parts. In the first part we investigated the influence of first trimester
bleeding on perinatal outcome after assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and we found …

Single embryo transfer and IVF/ICSI outcome: a balanced appraisal

JMR Gerris - Human Reproduction Update, 2005 - academic.oup.com
This review considers the value of single embryo transfer (SET) to prevent multiple
pregnancies (MP) after IVF/ICSI. The incidence of MP (twins and higher order pregnancies) …

The relative myth of elective single embryo transfer

N Gleicher, D Barad - Human Reproduction, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The option of single embryo transfer (SET) has recently dominated the pages of this and
other medical journals. Opinions, in regards to the utility of such an approach, appear to …

Characterization of a top quality embryo, a step towards single-embryo transfer

E Van Royen, K Mangelschots… - Human …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
In most in-vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) programmes
approximately one ongoing pregnancy in three is multiple. The need to characterize …