Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 383-386 , February 2009

The efficacy of the transfer of twice frozen-thawed embryos with the vitrification method

  • Yoko Kumasako, B.E.

      Affiliations

    • St. Luke Clinic, Tsumori, Oita, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yoko Kumasako, B.E., St. Luke Clinic, 5-Tomioka, Tsumori, Oita 870-0947, Japan (FAX: +81-97-568-6299).
    • ,
  • Eiko Otsu, M.En.

      Affiliations

    • St. Luke Clinic, Tsumori, Oita, Japan
    • ,
  • Takafumi Utsunomiya, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • St. Luke Clinic, Tsumori, Oita, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasuhisa Araki, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Institute for Advanced Reproductive Medical Technology, Setagun, Gunma, Japan

Received 27 August 2007 ,Revised 26 November 2007 ,Accepted 26 November 2007.

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 Y.K. has nothing to disclose. E.O. has nothing to disclose. T.U. has nothing to disclose. Y.A. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(07)04144-1

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.079

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 383-386 , February 2009

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