Prognostic factors for the success rate of embryo freezing

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1263-1266

  Karlstrom P O ^a,c   Bergh, T ^a   Forsberg, A S ^b   Sandkvist, U ^a   Wikland, M ^b  

^a Carl von Lin Kliniken   (Sweden)

^b Fertility Centre Scandinavia   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell stage; Cryopreservation; Embryo quality; In vitro fertilization; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; THAWING;

EID: 0030980791     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.6.1263     Document Type: Article

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