Blastocyst transfer after aseptic vitrification of zygotes: An approach to overcome an impaired uterine environment

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 591-599

  Vanderzwalmen, Pierre ^a,b   Zech, Nicolas H ^a   Ectors, Fabien ^c   Stecher, Astrid ^a   Lejeune, Bernard ^b   Vanderzwalmen, Sabine ^b   Wirleitner, Barbara ^a  

^a IVF Centers Prof Zech Bregenz   (Austria)

^b Centre Hospitalier interregional Edith Cavell   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

2PN; aseptic vitrification; blastocyst transfer; cryopreservation; uterine receptivity; zygotes

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL VALERATE; LIQUID NITROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC VITRIFICATION; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STORAGE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS DISEASE; VITRIFICATION; ZYGOTE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; BIRTH RATE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ECTOGENESIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; UTERINE DISEASES; VITRIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84870568053     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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