Improved implantation rates of day 3 embryo transfers with the use of an automated time-lapse–enabled test to aid in embryo selection

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 369-375.e6

  Adamson, G David ^a   Abusief, Mary E ^a   Palao, Lourella ^a   Witmer, Jennifer ^a   Palao, Lonyl M ^a   Gvakharia, Marina ^a  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

automated; Embryo selection; morphology; prognostic test; time lapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME LAPSE IMAGING; ZYGOTE; BLASTOCYST; CALIFORNIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY; MORPHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; BLASTOCYST; CALIFORNIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MORPHOGENESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84975458604     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.10.030     Document Type: Article

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