Fresh versus Frozen Embryos for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Author(s) -
ZiJiang Chen,
Yuhua Shi,
Yun Sun,
Bo Zhang,
Xiaoyan Liang,
Yunxia Cao,
Jing Yang,
Jiayin Liu,
Daimin Wei,
Ning Weng,
Lifeng Tian,
Cuifang Hao,
Dongzi Yang,
Feng Zhou,
Juanzi Shi,
Yongle Xu,
Jing Li,
Junhao Yan,
Yingying Qin,
Han Zhao,
Heping Zhang,
Richard S. Legro
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1513873
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , embryo transfer , pregnancy rate , ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome , gynecology , infertility , medicine , live birth , embryo cryopreservation , in vitro fertilisation , embryo , andrology , pregnancy , biology , endocrinology , obesity , insulin resistance , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
The transfer of fresh embryos is generally preferred over the transfer of frozen embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF), but some evidence suggests that frozen-embryo transfer may improve the live-birth rate and lower the rates of the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and pregnancy complications in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome.
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