Impact of developmental stage at cryopreservation and transfer on clinical outcome of frozen embryo cycles

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Noyes, Nicole ^a   Reh, Andrea ^a   McCaffrey, Caroline ^a   Tan, Orkun ^a   Krey, Lewis ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo stage; Extended culture; Frozen embryo transfer; IVF; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 73949111731     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60279-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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