Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 4 , Pages 821-826 , October 2004

Postthaw blastomere survival is predictive of the success of frozen–Thawed embryo transfer cycles

Presented as poster presentation at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Seattle, Washington, October 12–17, 2002.

  • Lubna Pal, M.R.C.O.G.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lubna Pal, M.D., Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Mazer 316, Bronx, New York 10461 (FAX: 718-430-8586
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  • Peter Kovacs, M.D.
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  • Barry Witt, M.D.
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  • Sangita Jindal, Ph.D.
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  • Nanette Santoro, M.D.
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  • David Barad, M.D.

Received 4 November 2003 ,Revised 26 February 2004 ,Accepted 26 February 2004.

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PII: S0015-0282(04)01118-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.136

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 4 , Pages 821-826 , October 2004

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