Cryopreservation of day 2-3 embryos by vitrification yields better outcome than slow freezing

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 202-204

  Levron, Jacob ^a   Leibovitz, Oshrit ^a   Brengauz, Masha ^a   Gitman, Hila ^a   Yerushalmi, Gil M ^a   Katorza, Eldad ^a   Gat, Itai ^a   Elizur, Shai E ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Infertility; Ovulation induction; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLASTOMERES; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; ECTOGENESIS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ISRAEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE SURVIVAL; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84894578316     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2013.875995     Document Type: Article

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