Oocyte vitrification in the 21st century and post-warming fertility outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 159-176

  Potdar, Neelam ^a   Gelbaya, Tarek A ^a   Nardo, Luciano G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Reproductive Medicine and Surgery Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICSI; IVF outcomes; oocyte cryopreservation; slow freezing; vitrification

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; META ANALYSIS; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTWARMING FERTILITY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTORY; PREGNANCY; VITRIFICATION;

FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84905584578     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.03.024     Document Type: Review

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