A study failing to determine significant benefits from assisted hatching: Patients selected for advanced age, zonal thickness of embryos, and previous failed attempts

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 294-301

  Edirisinghe, W Rohini ^a,c   Ahnonkitpanit, Vichuda ^a   Promviengchai, Sakchai ^b   Suwajanakorn, Somchai ^a   Pruksananonda, Kamthorn ^a   Chinpilas, Viwat ^b   Virutamasen, Pramuan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Ctr Assisted Repro and Embryol   (Thailand)

^c WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted hatching; Fresh embryos; Frozen embryos; Selected patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZING; HATCHING; HUMAN; OOCYTE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033043950     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020497714495     Document Type: Article

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