Slow freezing should not be totally substituted by vitrification when applied to day 3 embryo cryopreservation: an analysis of 5613 frozen cycles

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1371-1377

  Zhu, Hai Yan ^a   Xue, Ya Mei ^a   Yang, Ling Yun ^a   Jiang, Ling Ying ^a   Ling, Chao ^a   Tong, Xiao Mei ^a   Zhang, Song Ying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Implantation rate; Pregnancy outcome; Slow freezing; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO GROWTH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLOW FREEZING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VITRIFICATION; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOMA; CYTOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; INFERTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOMERES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FREEZING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84943365453     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0545-8     Document Type: Article

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