Zona-free versus laser zona-assisted hatching blastocyst transfer: a comparison of outcomes

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1959-1962

  Lan, Kuo Chung ^a   Huang, Fu Jen ^a   Lin, Yi Chi ^a   Kung, Fu Tsai ^a   Chang, Shiuh Young ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Sheng An Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blastocyst; embryo transfer; IVF; lasers; zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HATCHING; HUMAN; LASER; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NATURAL SELECTION; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT INDICATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LASERS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 67349149099     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.068     Document Type: Article

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