Blastocyst culture and cryopreservation to optimize clinical outcomes of warming cycles

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-160

  Zhu, Lixia ^a   Xi, Qingsong ^a   Zhang, Hanwang ^a   Li, Yufeng ^a   Ai, Jihui ^a   Jin, Lei ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

blastocyst; cleavage stage embryo; cryopreservation; IVF; vitrified warmed embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE DURATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

EID: 84881150431     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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