Elective cryopreservation of all embryos with subsequent cryothaw embryo transfer in patients at risk for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome reduces the risk of adverse obstetric outcomes: A preliminary study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 168-173

  Imudia, Anthony N ^a   Awonuga, Awoniyi O ^b   Kaimal, Anjali J ^a   Wright, Diane L ^a   Styer, Aaron K ^a   Toth, Thomas L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryothaw; fresh embryo transfer; IVF; preeclampsia; serum estradiol; small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELIVERY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871920276     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.060     Document Type: Article

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