Vitrification of human early cavitating and deflated expanded blastocysts: Clinical outcome of 474 cycles

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 523-529

  Rama Raju, G A ^a   Jaya Prakash, G ^a   Murali Krishna, K ^a   Madan, K ^a  

^a Krishna IVF Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

Cryoloop; Early cavitating blastocyst; Embryo stage; Survival rate; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROMANIPULATOR; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITRIFICATION;

BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77249139946     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-009-9356-0     Document Type: Article

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