Cryopreservation of embryos in an in vitro fertilization program (IVN-ET) --preliminary results
Wołczyński, S.; Kulikowski, M.; Domitrz, J.; Syrewicz, M.; Kuczyński, W.; Grochowski, D.; Sola, E.; Szamatowicz, M.
Ginekologia Polska 67(5): 237-242
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-0011 PMID: 8925994 Document Number: 463304
The authors present preliminary results of cryopreservation of embryos in IVF-ET programme in the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Białystok. The method of slow cooling embryos with 1, 2 propanediol and saccharose were used. In the group of 136 patients with excess embryos after the transfer of two fresh embryos 29 pregnancies (21.3%) were obtained. After the transfer of frozen/thawed embryos up till now 5 pregnancies have been obtained (one child born, 3 pregnancies ongoing, 1 abortion).