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Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 12/2016

01-12-2016 | Commentary

Time to “cool off”? Examining indications for “elective deferred frozen embryo transfer”

Authors: Alexander M Quaas, Karl R Hansen

Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | Issue 12/2016

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The first birth from in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 1978 occurred for the indication of tubal factor infertility [1, 2]. The goal was to unite the male and female gametes outside the body and transfer the resulting embryo into the uterus to bypass the obstruction that prevented fertilization and implantation. Since that time, the indications for the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) including IVF have expanded to include virtually all causes of infertility as well as non-infertility indications such as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for the prevention of genetic disease. Over the past decades, the IVF process has evolved through improvements in stimulation protocols and laboratory techniques. …
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Metadata
Title
Time to “cool off”? Examining indications for “elective deferred frozen embryo transfer”
Authors
Alexander M Quaas
Karl R Hansen
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics / Issue 12/2016
Print ISSN: 1058-0468
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7330
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-016-0815-0

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