Artificial shrinkage of blastocoel using a laser pulse prior to vitrification improves clinical outcome

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 467-471

  Darwish, Ehab ^a   Magdi, Yasmin ^a  

^a TopLab Company for ART Laboratories Consultations and Training   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Artificial shrinkage; Blastocoel; Blastocyst; Collapse; Laser pulse; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SHRINKAGE; BLASTOCOEL; BLASTOCOELIC FLUID; BLASTOCYST; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LASER PULSE METHOD; MEDICAL DEVICE; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LASERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84957595823     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0662-z     Document Type: Article

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