Impact of fresh-cycle variables on the implantation potential of cryopreserved-thawed human embryos

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 310-315

  Urman, Bulent ^a   Balaban, Basak ^a   Yakin, Kayhan ^a  

^a AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; frozen thawed embryos; implantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; THAWING;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 33846660088     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.034     Document Type: Article

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