title: Culture and transfer of human blastocysts.
abstract: The transfer of the human embryo at the blastocyst stage during an in-vitro fertilization procedure is a way of increasing implantation rates. This, in turn, means that significantly fewer embryos are required to be transferred in order to establish a successful pregnancy. The result of this is that high order multiple gestations are eliminated, while maintaining high pregnancy rates, in in-vitro fertilization.
authors.affiliation: Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, Englewood, 80110, USA.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Schoolcraft
mesh_terms: D001755:Blastocyst; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy