title: Pregnancy achieved by transfer of thawed day 3 embryos that had been frozen after assisted hatching: a case report.
abstract: Assisted Hatching (AH) is performed to increase implantation rates in assisted reproductive techniques, especially recurrent implantation failure and older age group. AH can be performed to four different techniques as laser, mechanical, enzymatic, chemical methods. In the literature, there is limited data about embryo freezing after AH. Herein, a successful pregnancy, which was achieved by transfer of thawed 3rd day embryos that had been frozen after AH, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine Departmet of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Endocrinology Ivf Unit, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haydardedeoğlu
authors.affiliation: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine Departmet of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Endocrinology Ivf Unit, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra Bulgan
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kılıçdağ
authors.affiliation: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine Departmet of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Endocrinology Ivf Unit, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bağış
keywords: Assisted Hatching; Embryo Thawing; IVF