Parents’ conceptualization of their frozen embryos complicates the disposition decision
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Deciding the fate of supernumerary frozen embryos: parents' choices.
Embryo cryopreservation is a routine procedure in assisted reproductive technologies. Although couples have been informed about all potential procedures, some of them face the dilemma of what to do with surplus frozen embryos. The purpose of this qualitative study was to evaluate the attitude of patients toward their surplus cryopreserved embryos. Fifty patients who had undergone successful IVF...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Fertility and Sterility
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0015-0282
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.01.134