Examining the temperature of embryo culture in in vitro fertilization: A randomized controlled trial comparing traditional core temperature (37°C) to a more physiologic, cooler temperature (36°C)

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 767-773

  Hong, Kathleen H ^a,b   Lee, Hokyung ^b   Forman, Eric J ^a,b   Upham, Kathleen M ^b   Scott, Richard T ^a,b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture temperature; embryo development; human embryo culture; in vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITRIFICATION; ZYGOTE;

CULTURE TEMPERATURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN EMBRYO CULTURE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84906939703     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.009     Document Type: Article

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