Single Day 2 embryo versus blastocyst-stage transfer: A prospective study integrating fresh and frozen embryo transfers

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1051-1058

  Guerif, F ^a,b,c   Lemseffer, M ^a,b,c   Bidault, R ^a,b,c   Gasnier, O ^a,b,c   Saussereau, M H ^a,b,c   Cadoret, V ^a,b,c   Jamet, C ^a,b,c   Royere, D ^a,b,c  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cleavage stage embryo; Cryopreservation; Cumulative delivery rate; Single embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELIVERY; ELECTIVE SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLASTOCYST TRANSFER; THAWING;

EID: 67449116271     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep018     Document Type: Article

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