Clinical predictors of human blastocyst formation and pregnancy after extended embryo culture and transfer

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 543-548

  Thomas, Mika R ^a   Sparks, Amy E ^a   Ryan, Ginny L ^a   Van Voorhis, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

blastocyst; blastocyst development; blastocyst formation; blastocyst transfer; clinical predictors; embryo quality; extended embryo culture; ICSI; IVF; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYGOTE;

ADULT; COUNSELING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOTE;

EID: 77953724944     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.051     Document Type: Article

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