A randomized double-blind controlled study of the efficacy of laser-assisted hatching on implantation and pregnancy rates of frozen-thawed embryo transfer at the cleavage stage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 979-985

  Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Naveed, Fatima ^a   Lau, Estella Yee Lan ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Chan, Carina Chi Wai ^a   Tang, Oi Shan ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assisted hatching; Frozen thawed embryo transfer; Laser

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTROFEM; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HATCHING; HUMAN; LASER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAWING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 18744411587     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh724     Document Type: Article

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