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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2020.021

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Optimization of a single-embryo transfer in patients with good ovarian reserve

Saraeva NV1,2, Spiridonova NV1, Tugushev MT1, Shurygina OV1, Sinitsyna AI1, Korchagin AO2
About authors

1 Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia

2 IDK Medical Company, the Mother and Child group, Samara, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Natalya V. Saraeva
Vrubelya, 15–131, Samara, 443086; moc.liamg@anikhcizuk

About paper

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Samara State Medical University (Protocol 194 dated September 12, 2018). Informed consent was obtained from all study participants.

Acknowledgements: the authors thank Komarova MV, PhD Biol., Associate Professor of Samara National Research University, for her help with the statistical analysis.

Author contribution: all authors equally contributed to the study and manuscript preparation.

Received: 2020-03-19 Accepted: 2020-04-07 Published online: 2020-04-20
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