Successful dizygotic twin pregnancy after recryopreservation by vitrification of human expanded blastocysts developed from frozen cleaved embryos on day 6: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-216

  Hiraoka, Kenichiro ^a   Hiraoka, Kaori ^a   Kinutani, Masayuki ^a   Kinutani, Kazuo ^a  

^a Kinutani Women's Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Reproductive technology, Assisted; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 33747338476     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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