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Embryo Transfer

Medical Definition:	The transfer of mammalian embryos from an in vivo or in vitro environment to a suitable host to improve pregnancy or gestational outcome in human or animal. In human fertility treatment programs, preimplantation embryos ranging from the 4-cell stage to the blastocyst stage are transferred to the uterine cavity between 3-5 days after FERTILIZATION IN VITRO.
Guide Notes:	mammalian only; transfer of non-mammalian embryo = EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN /transpl or CHICK EMBRYO /transpl
Also Called:	Blastocyst Transfer,Tubal Embryo Transfer
Previously Indexed:	Blastocyst/transplantation (1974-1979),Embryo/transplantation (1966-1979)

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