title: Gender bias in the disposition of frozen embryos.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the gender differences found among couples when choosing the disposition of their frozen embryos.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective chart review.
  
  
  METHODS
  University affiliated in vitro fertilization (IVF) center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Couples undergoing their first cycle of assisted reproductive technology (ART).
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  METHODS
  Choice of disposition of gametes and embryos.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gender bias is found when couples choose the disposition of their frozen embryos, but not when they choose the disposition of their gametes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gender bias was found in couples who made decisions regarding the disposition of their frozen embryos.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. sklipste@caregroup.harvard.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klipstein
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Reindollar
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Regan
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015925:Cryopreservation; D003643:Death; D004243:Divorce; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric