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Modified MicroSecure Vitrification: A Safe, Simple and Highly Effective Cryopreservation Procedure for Human Blastocysts
Published on: March 2, 2017
Recent advances in in vitro fertilization
Robert Casper1,2,3, Jigal Haas1, Tzu-Bou Hsieh1
1Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto and TRIO Fertility, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
The field of assisted reproductive technology is rapidly progressing with many new advances in the last decade. The present review discusses methods to improve oocyte quality in older women and new stimulation protocols that may improve the number of mature oocytes retrieved during an in vitro fertilization cycle. We will discuss the present use of pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) and finally focus on some new methods to determine endometrial receptivity. The focus of this review is to point out areas of technology that may be controversial or are new enough to require proper controlled studies for validation.
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