Influence of group embryo culture strategies on the blastocyst development and pregnancy outcome

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-68

  Tao, Tao ^a   Robichaud, Alfred ^a   Mercier, Julie ^a   Ouellette, Rodney ^a  

^a Conceptia Clinic ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Blastocyst development; Group culture; Individual culture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO QUALITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ZYGOTE;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84873056184     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9892-x     Document Type: Article

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