Children born after cryopreservation of embryos or oocytes: A systematic review of outcome data

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2158-2172

  Wennerholm, U B ^a   Soderstrom Anttila V ^b   Bergh, C ^a   Aittomaki K ^c   Hazekamp, J ^d   Nygren, K G ^e   Selbing, A ^f   Loft, A ^g  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Volvat Medical Center   (Norway)

^e Sophiahemmet Hospital   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth defect; Cryopreservation; Pregnancy outcome; Slow freezing; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBASE; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; FREEZE THAWING; FREEZING; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; KARYOTYPE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN PERIOD; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITRIFICATION;

BLASTOCYST; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 68949211186     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep125     Document Type: Article

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