Does the type of culture medium used influence birthweight of children born after IVF?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 530-542

  Zandstra, Heleen ^a   Van Montfoort, Aafke P A ^b   Dumoulin, John C M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Culture medium; Human; IVF

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; CULTURE MEDIUM;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84935044882     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu346     Document Type: Review

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