Analyzing Factors Affecting the Success Rate of Frozen-Thawed Embryos

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 444-448

  Lahav Baratz, S ^a,b   Koifman, M ^a   Shiloh, H ^a   Ishai, D ^a   Wiener Megnazi, Z ^a   Dirnfeld, M ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryos; In vitro fertilization; Predictive factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THAWING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0346157397     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000006705.46147.a2     Document Type: Article

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