Culture and transfer of human blastocysts increases implantation rates and reduces the need for multiple embryo transfers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 84-88

  Gardner, David K ^b   Vella, Pauline ^c   Lane, Michelle ^a   Wagley, Lyla ^c   Schlenker, Terry ^c   Schoolcraft, William B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Defined media; Embryo culture; IVF; Viability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETREATMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031905759     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00438-X     Document Type: Article

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