Comparison of perinatal outcomes following fresh and frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 96-100

  Pereira, Nigel ^a   Petrini, Allison C ^a   Lekovich, Jovana P ^a   Schattman, Glenn L ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Fresh embryo transfer; Frozen embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Perinatal outcomes; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BIRTH; CRYOPRESERVATION; NEW YORK; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW YORK; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84977073399     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.04.007     Document Type: Article

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