Fertility and Sterility
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 358-363 , February 2008

Human blastocyst morphological quality is significantly improved in embryos classified as fast on day 3 (≥10 cells), bringing into question current embryological dogma

  • Martha Luna, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, New York, New York
    • Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, New York, New York
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  • Alan B. Copperman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, New York, New York
    • Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alan B. Copperman, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, 635 Madison Ave., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (FAX: 212-756-5770).
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  • Marlena Duke, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, New York, New York
    • Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Diego Ezcurra, D.V.M.

      Affiliations

    • EMD Serono, Rockland, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Benjamin Sandler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, New York, New York
    • Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Jason Barritt, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, New York, New York
    • Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, New York, New York

Received 10 October 2006 ,Revised 5 March 2007 ,Accepted 7 March 2007.

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PII: S0015-0282(07)00616-4

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.03.030

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 358-363 , February 2008

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