Retrospective clinical analysis of two artificial shrinkage methods applied prior to blastocyst vitrification on the outcome of frozen embryo transfer

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 577-581

  Cao, Shanren ^a   Zhao, Chun ^a   Zhang, Junqiang ^a   Wu, Xun ^a   Guo, Xirong ^a   Ling, Xiufeng ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

29 gauge needle AS; Blastocyst; Laser pulse AS; Outcome; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

29 GAUGE NEEDLE ARTIFICIAL SHRINKAGE; ABORTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZING; FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER; HATCHING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LASER; LASER PULSE ARTIFICIAL SHRINKAGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVICES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901286336     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0203-6     Document Type: Article

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