Cryopreservation of blastocysts is the most feasible strategy in good responder patients

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Mesut, Nursen ^a   Ciray, Hadar Nadir ^a   Mesut, Ali ^a   Aksoy, Turan ^a   Bahceci, Mustafa ^a  

^a Bahceci Fulya IVF Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blastocysts; frozen embryo transfer; late developing embryo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELAYED IMPLANTATION; DELIVERY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THAWING;

EID: 80055000200     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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