Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 467-474 , 15 January 2010

Vitrification of oocytes produces high pregnancy rates when carried out in fertile women

  • Thomas J. Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey, Morristown, New Jersey
    • Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California
    • CHA Fertility Center, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Larry R. Laufer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Seung Wook Hong, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • CHA Fertility Center, Los Angeles, California
    • Chabiotech Co. Ltd., Pochon CHA University, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Seung Wook Hong, M.Sc., CHA Fertility Center, 5455 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1904, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (FAX: 323-525-3376).

Received 3 October 2008 ,Revised 17 December 2008 ,Accepted 18 December 2008.

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 T.J.K. has nothing to disclose. L.R.L. has nothing to disclose. S.W.H. has nothing to disclose.

 Thomas J. Kim and Seung Wook Hong contributed equally to this study.

 Supported by a research grant from Organon USA Inc., a part of Schering-Plough Corporation.

PII: S0015-0282(08)04799-7

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.094

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 467-474 , 15 January 2010

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