Early compaction at day 3 may be a useful additional criterion for embryo transfer

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 683-690

  Le Cruguel, Sébastien ^a   Ferré L'Hôtellier, Véronique ^a   Morinière, Catherine ^a   Lemerle, Sophie ^a   Reynier, Pascal ^a,b   Descamps, Philippe ^a   May Panloup, Pascale ^a,b  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Cleavage stage; Early compaction; Embryonic selection; Transfer at day 3

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; ESTRADIOL; GANIRELIX; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPACTED EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYGOTE;

ADULT; BLASTOMERES; CELL FUSION; CELL SHAPE; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878563837     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-9983-3     Document Type: Article

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