Effect of vitrification versus slow freezing of human day 3 embryos on β-hCG levels

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1037-1043

  Xue, Yamei ^a   Tong, Xiaomei ^a   Jiang, Lingying ^a   Zhu, Haiyan ^a   Yang, Lingyun ^a   Zhang, Songying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cut off value; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Slow freezing; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; FEMALE; FREEZING; FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLOW FREEZING; VITRIFICATION; ADULT; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INFERTILITY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ROC CURVE; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84906313880     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0259-3     Document Type: Article

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