The problems associated with twin and higher order pregnancies have assumed major
importance, with international debate about multiple pregnancy; the single biggest risk with …

BACKGROUND The present trend towards selective single embryo transfer (SET) calls for
evaluation of patient attitudes towards twins and how the patients balance advantages and …

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 …

BACKGROUND: In the context of mounting concern about the risks of twin pregnancies
resulting from IVF, this study aimed to assess staff and patients' attitudes towards a proposed …

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 …

The aim of this study was to identify factors that inhibit or promote the adoption of single
embryo transfer (SET). A cohort of 163 women patients receiving IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm …

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 …

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) …

Despite the risks associated with twin and higher-order multiple births, and calls in many
countries for single-embryo transfer as the standard of care for good-prognosis patients …

For the purpose of reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity, elective single transfer (eSET)
in in vitro fertilization (IVF) was first proposed in 1999. The purpose of this review is to …