Reproductive outcome is optimized by genomic embryo screening, vitrification, and subsequent transfer into a prepared synchronous endometrium

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 401-412

  Rodriguez Purata, Jorge ^a   Lee, Joseph ^a   Whitehouse, Michael ^a   Duke, Marlena ^a   Grunfeld, Lawrence ^a,b   Sandler, Benjamin ^a,b   Copperman, Alan ^a,b   Mukherjee, Tanmoy ^a,b  

^a Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Euploid embryos; Fresh embryo transfer; Frozen embryo transfer; Preimplantation genetic screening; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVE BIRTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITRIFICATION; ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENETICS; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOCYST; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960459045     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0647-y     Document Type: Article

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