Pronuclear embryo cryopreservation experience: Outcomes for reducing the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and for fertility preservation in cancer patients

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-284

  Sabatini, Mary E ^a,b   Wolkovich, Ann M ^a   MacKlin, Eric A ^a,b   Wright, Diane L ^a   Souter, Irene ^a,b   Toth, Thomas L ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fertility preservation; IVF; OHSS; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CETRORELIX; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN PRESERVATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONUCLEAR EMBRYO CRYOPRESERVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958269119     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9515-3     Document Type: Article

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