Improved outcome of frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer with menezo's two-step thawing compared to the stepwise thawing protocol

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 203-210

  Ding, Jianchi ^a   Pry, Michelle ^a   Rana, Nasir ^a   Dmowski, W Paul ^a  

^a Oak Brook Fertility Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; embryo cryopreservation; implantation rate; live birth; pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYTE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZING; HATCHING; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAWING;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4544325907     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000040235.52932.44     Document Type: Article

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