Improved clinical outcomes for in vitro fertilization with delay of embryo transfer from 48 to 72 hours after oocyte retrieval: Use of glucose- and phosphate-free media

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 329-334

  Carrillo, Alberto J ^a   Lane, Bonnie ^b   Pridham, Dwight D ^b   Risch, Phyllis P ^b   Pool, Thomas B ^b   Silverman, Ingun H ^b   Cook, Christine L ^b  

^a Fertility Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Media; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL VIABILITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HATCHING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPLANTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PHOSPHATES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031931059     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00499-8     Document Type: Article

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