Vitrification of human embryos previously cryostored by either slow freezing or vitrification results in high pregnancy rates

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 314-320

  Stanger, James ^a   Wong, Jesmine ^a   Conceicao, Jason ^a   Yovich, John ^a  

^a PIVET Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

blastocysts; cryopreservation; oocytes; revitrification; slow freezing; vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84857922144     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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