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Survival rate of human oocytes and pregnancy outcome after vitrification using slush nitrogen in assisted reproductive technologies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17350007     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To report the survival rate of oocytes and the rate of successful pregnancies obtained from super-rapid cooling of oocytes using slush nitrogen (SN(2)). DESIGN: Prospective clinical research. SETTING: A university-affiliated hospital. PATIENT(S): Twenty-eight infertile women who underwent 30 cycles of IVF-ET using previously vitrified oocytes. INTERVENTION(S): Oocytes were vitrified by super-rapid cooling using SN(2). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Morphological normality of thawed oocytes and clinical outcome. RESULT(S): In 30 cycles of ovarian stimulation for IVF, 364 surplus oocytes from 28 patients were vitrified using SN(2). Three hundred two (85.1% +/- 2.9%) of the oocytes survived after warming. Fertilization and cleavage rates were 77.4% +/- 3.5% (168/218) and 94.3% +/- 2.1% (158/168), respectively. Thirteen pregnancies (43.3%) resulted from 30 uterine transfers of 120 embryos with an implantation rate of 14.2% (17/120). There were no differences between the pregnancy rate after vitrification/warming and that obtained from routine noncryopreserved oocytes. CONCLUSION(S): The present report suggests that super-rapid cooling may improve the clinical efficacy of human oocyte vitrification and may be a valuable tool for human assisted reproductive technologies.
Authors:
Tae Ki Yoon; Dong Ryul Lee; Soo Kyung Cha; Hyung Min Chung; Woo Sik Lee; Kwang Yul Cha
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-03-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fertility and sterility     Volume:  88     ISSN:  1556-5653     ISO Abbreviation:  Fertil. Steril.     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-08     Completed Date:  2007-11-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372772     Medline TA:  Fertil Steril     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  952-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Fertility Center of CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, Pochon CHA University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tkyoon@cha.ac.kr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cryopreservation / methods*
Embryo Transfer
Female
Humans
Nitrogen
Oocytes*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome*
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7727-37-9/Nitrogen

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