Comparison of clinical outcomes between single and double vitrified-warmed blastocyst embryo transfer according to the day of vitrification

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 779-785

  Kang, Sang Min ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^a   Yoon, San Hyun ^b   Kim, Joo Cheol ^a   Lim, Jin Ho ^b   Lee, Seong Goo ^a  

^a Samsung Fire Bldg   (South Korea)

^b Maria Infertility Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Double vitrified warmed blastocyst embryo transfer; Multiple pregnancies; Single embryo transfer; Single vitrified warmed blastocyst embryo transfer; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOUBLE VITRIFIED WARMED BLASTOCYST EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE VITRIFIED WARMED BLASTOCYST EMBRYO TRANSFER; VITRIFICATION;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84879838340     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0017-y     Document Type: Article

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