Should embryos developing to blastocysts on day 7 be cryopreserved and transferred: An analysis of pregnancy and implantation rates

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1008-1012

  Kovalevsky, George ^a   Carney, Stacy M ^a   Morrison, Linda S ^a   Boylan, Caitlin F ^a   Neithardt, Adrienne B ^a   Feinberg, Ronald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

blastocyst; day 7 blastocysts; Frozen embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL RATE;

BLASTOCYST; DAY 7 BLASTOCYSTS; FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLASTOCYST; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884905167     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.06.021     Document Type: Article

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