In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer |
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| Authors: | SYLVIA PACE-OWENS RNC |
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| Affiliation: | Sylvia Pace-Owens is a clinical faculty associate in Ob-Gyn at the University of Texas School of Nursing/Houston and the nurse coordinator of the in vitro;fertilization and embryo transfer program at the Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston. Ms. Pace-Owens is a member of NAACOG, ANA, and the American Fertility Society. |
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| Abstract: | In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer now provide an acceptable therapeutic alternative for some infertile couples. The University of Texas/Houston Medical School uses a nurse-coordinated, in vitro fertilization computer program that combines a variety of nursing interventions. The nurse specialist functions to coordinate clinical and laboratory steps and to interpret the complex process to the couple. |
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