The importance of number of blastomeres when embryos are transferred in the absence of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-258

  Check, J H ^a,b   Summers Chase, D ^a   Nazari, A ^a   Kiefer, D ^a   Swenson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastomere number; Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation; Frozen embryo transfer; Oocyte recipient

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; NIDATION; OOCYTE DONATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLASTOMERES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036981332     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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