Reduced oxygen tension improves embryo quality but not clinical pregnancy rates: A randomized clinical study into ovum donation cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 402-407

  De Los Santos, Maria J ^a   Gámiz, Pilar ^a   Albert, Carmela ^a   Galán, Arancha ^a   Viloria, Thamara ^a   Pérez, Sonia ^a   Romero, Josep Ll ^a   Remohï, José ^a  

^a Institut Universitari IVI   (Spain)

Author keywords

embryo quality; low oxygen tension; ongoing pregnancy rates; Ovum donation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO QUALITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DONATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TENSION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EMBRYO QUALITY; LOW OXYGEN TENSION; ONGOING PREGNANCY RATES; OVUM DONATION;

ADULT; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTE DONATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRESSURE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84881119554     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.03.044     Document Type: Article

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