Embryo vitrification: French clinical practice analysis for BLEFCO;Vitrification embryonnaire : état des pratiques en France par les BLEFCO

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 554-557

  Hesters, L ^a   Achour Frydman, N ^a   Mandelbaum, J ^b   Levy, R ^c  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; BLEFCO; Embryo; France; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FRANCE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOCYSTE; BLEFCO; EMBRYON; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PROCEDURES;

BLASTOCYST; BLASTOCYSTE; BLEFCO; EMBRYO; EMBRYON; FRANCE; VITRIFICATION;

BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888387492     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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