Cryopreservation of biopsied embryos at the blastocyst stage
Author(s) -
M.C. Magli,
L. Gianaroli,
Natascia Grieco,
E Cefalù,
Giovanni Ruvolo,
Anna Pia Ferraretti
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del228
Subject(s) - cryopreservation , andrology , embryo cryopreservation , blastocyst , blastomere , embryo transfer , embryo , pregnancy rate , gynecology , biology , pregnancy , medicine , embryogenesis , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
The availability of an efficient cryopreservation program is especially important in the case of embryos that have undergone blastomere biopsy for PGD. Unfortunately, the freezing/thawing of biopsied embryos has given disappointing results when performed at the cleavage stage. In this study, embryos diagnosed as normal after PGD were grown to the blastocyst stage, frozen and thawed for successive frozen embryo transfer.
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