title: [Cryopreservation of embryos in the in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer program].
abstract: An ultra-rapid method for cryopreservation of human embryos, using 1,2-propane-diol, was developed. 280 spare embryos obtained in the IVF program were frozen by this method. 91 embryos were thawed and 68 of them (74.7%) survived the procedure with more than half the blastomeres intact. 65 embryos were transferred in 28 cycles. Two pregnancies developed (7.1%), one of which ended by the birth of a healthy girl (the first birth after transfer of a frozen/thawed embryo in the Czech Republic). The other pregnancy is ongoing.
authors.affiliation: Ustav pro péci o matku a dítĕ, Praha-Podolí.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miková
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zetová
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mardesic
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stroufová
mesh_terms: D015925:Cryopreservation; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy