Vitrification can modify embryo cleavage stage after warming. Should we change endometrial preparation?

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1363-1368

  Cercas, R ^a   Villas, C ^a   Pons, I ^a   Brana C ^a   Fernandez Shaw, S ^a  

^a URH García Del Real ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Embryo cleavage; Endometrium; Implantation window; Progesterone; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORULA; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAWING; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORULA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84878353091     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9881-0     Document Type: Article

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