A prospective randomized trial of blastocyst culture and transfer in in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3434-3440

  Gardner, David K ^a   Schoolcraft, William B ^a   Wagley, Lyla ^a   Schlenker, Terry ^a   Stevens, John ^a   Hesla, John ^a  

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Embryo transfer; Implantation rate; Pregnancy; Sequential media

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORD SERUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS HEART; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRONUCLEUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAWING;

EID: 0032422202     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.12.3434     Document Type: Article

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