title: Successful clinical application of laser for micromanipulation in an in vitro fertilization program.
abstract: This is a report of our preliminary experience with assisted hatching by laser with a case of an ongoing twin pregnancy. We used an erbium laser to create a 20 to 30-micrometer opening in the zona pellucida of human embryos to facilitate the embryonic hatching after the embryo transfer. Our report proves that it is possible to obtain a pregnancy using a simple and quick laser method instead of mechanical or chemical procedures within the scope of micromanipulation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sterility Treatment, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Strohmer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feichtinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008846:Micromanipulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects