Open AccessSlow controlled-rate freezing of sequentially cultured human blastocysts: an evaluation of two freezing strategies
Author(s) -
Etienne Van den Abbeel,
Marguerite Camus,
Greta Verheyen,
L. Van Waesberghe,
Paul Devroey,
André Van Steirteghem
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dei134
Subject(s) - andrology , cryopreservation , biology , chemistry , embryo , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology
To optimize blastocyst cryopreservation, the prerequisite is to develop a better understanding of factors that influence their survival and implantation potential. Therefore, the aim of the present work was to evaluate, retrospectively, the outcome of blastocyst cryopreservation in a day 2/3 fresh embryo transfer programme.