The clinical need for a method of identification of embryos destined to become a blastocyst in assisted reproductive technology cycles

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 391-396

  Diamond, Michael P ^a   Willman, Susan ^b   Chenette, Philip ^c   Cedars, Marcelle I ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

^c Pacific Fertility Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Blastocyst; Blastocyst prediction; Embryo selection; IVF; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPIGENETICS; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE;

BLASTOCYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863187304     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9732-z     Document Type: Article

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