The value of pronuclear scoring for the success of IVF and ICSI-cycles

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 273, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 346-354

  Ludwig, A K ^a   Werner, S ^b   Diedrich, K ^a   Nitz, B ^b   Ludwig, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b ENDOKRINOLOGIKUM HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Morphology; Pronuclear oocyte; Pronuclear score; Selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRONUCLEAR SCORING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644524065     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-005-0102-2     Document Type: Article

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