Number of supernumerary vitrified blastocysts is positively correlated with implantation and live birth in single-blastocyst embryo transfers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1631-1636

  Hill, Micah J ^a,b   Richter, Kevin S ^b   Heitmann, Ryan J ^a,b   Lewis, Terrance D ^a   Decherney, Alan H ^a   Graham, James R ^b   Widra, Eric ^b   Levy, Michael J ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; implantation; live birth; supernumerary embryos; vitrified

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLASTOCYST EMBRYO TRANSFER; SUPERNUMERARY VITRIFIED BLASTOCYST;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84877000103     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.01.130     Document Type: Article

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