Phasing-in of vitrification into routine practice: Why, how, and what

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-126

  Wong, Jacki Y Y ^a   Wong, Alice Y K ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cryopreservation; Embryo implantation; Freezing; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELIVERY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION;

CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 79955768793     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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