Comparison of clinical outcomes following vitrified warmed day 5/6 blastocyst transfers using solid surface methodology with fresh blastocyst transfers

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-64

  Muthukumar, K ^a   Kamath, Mohan S ^a   Mangalaraj, Ann M ^a   Aleyamma, T K ^a   Chandy, Achamma ^a   George, Korula ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; solid surface methodology; vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOCYST TRANSFER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRESH BLASTOCYST TRANSFER; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLID SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84878897823     PISSN: 09741208     EISSN: 19984766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.112384     Document Type: Article

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