Determining the most optimal stage for embryo cryopreservation

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-211

  Anderson, Anthony R ^a   Weikert, Margaret L ^a   Crain, Jack L ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Repro Endocrine Assoc Charlotte   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cryopreservation; Embryo; Frozen embryo transfer; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; THAWING;

EID: 1142299489     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60517-2     Document Type: Article

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