Blastocyst expansion score and trophectoderm morphology strongly predict successful clinical pregnancy and live birth following elective single embryo blastocyst transfer (eSET): A national study

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1577-1581

  Thompson, Stephanie Marshall ^a   Onwubalili, Ndidiamaka ^c   Brown, Kelecia ^d   Jindal, Sangita K ^b   McGovern, Peter G ^e  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause   (United States)

^d LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo grading; Inner cell mass; IVF; SART; Trophectoderm morphology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INNER CELL MASS; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 84890454257     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0100-4     Document Type: Article

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