Maternal and perinatal outcomes after fresh versus frozen embryo transfer—what is the risk-benefit ratio?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 241-243

  Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frozen embryo transfer; maternal; outcomes; perinatal

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FOLLOW UP; FRESH EMBRYO TRANSFER; FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VITRIFICATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84991759877     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.06.038     Document Type: Review

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