Blastocoele re-expansion time in vitrified–warmed cycles is a strong predictor of clinical pregnancy outcome

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 689-695

  Lin, Ruoyun ^a   Feng, Guixue ^a   Shu, Jinhui ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Zhou, Hong ^a   Gan, Xianyou ^a   Wang, Caizhu ^a   Chen, Huanhua ^a  

^a PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION   (China)

Author keywords

blastocoele re expansion time; blastocyst; vitrification; vitrified warmed cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCELE REEXPANSION TIME; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THAWING; TWIN PREGNANCY; VITRIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 85010908935     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.13257     Document Type: Article

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