Laser-assisted ICSI: A novel approach to obtain higher oocyte survival and embryo quality rates

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2694-2699

  Abdelmassih, S ^a   Cardoso, J ^a   Abdelmassih, V ^a   Dias, J A ^a   Abdelmassih, R ^a   Nagy, Z P ^b  

^a Clinica e Centro de Pesquisa em Reprodução Humana 'Roger Abdelmassih'   (Brazil)

^b REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo degeneration; Embryo development; Fragile membrane; Laser assisted ICSI; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RELISER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DIODE LASER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LASER; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0036799131     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.10.2694     Document Type: Article

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