Effect of laser zona thinning on vitrified–warmed embryo transfer at the cleavage stage: a prospective, randomized study

Valojerdi, Mojtaba Rezazadeh; Eftekhari-Yazdi, Poopak; Karimian, Leila; Hassani, Fatemeh; Movaghar, Bahar

doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.11.002

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Effect of laser zona thinning on vitrified–warmed embryo transfer at the cleavage stage: a prospective, randomized study

Mojtaba Rezazadeh Valojerdi
- Embryology Department, Reproductive Medicine Research Center, Royan Institute, 12 Hafez St., Banihashem St., Resalat St., PO Box 19395-4644, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
- Corresponding author.
Poopak Eftekhari-Yazdi
- Embryology Department, Reproductive Medicine Research Center, Royan Institute, 12 Hafez St., Banihashem St., Resalat St., PO Box 19395-4644, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Leila Karimian
- Embryology Department, Reproductive Medicine Research Center, Royan Institute, 12 Hafez St., Banihashem St., Resalat St., PO Box 19395-4644, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Fatemeh Hassani
- Embryology Department, Reproductive Medicine Research Center, Royan Institute, 12 Hafez St., Banihashem St., Resalat St., PO Box 19395-4644, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Bahar Movaghar
- Embryology Department, Reproductive Medicine Research Center, Royan Institute, 12 Hafez St., Banihashem St., Resalat St., PO Box 19395-4644, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Received 16 March 2009; received in revised form 7 April 2009; accepted 3 November 2009. published online 21 December 2009.

Declaration: The authors report no financial or commercial conflicts of interest.

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Mojtaba Rezazadeh Valojerdi obtained his PhD degree (1990) in Anatomy from University of Glasgow in UK. At present, he is full professor in Anatomy and Embryology at University of Tarbiat Modarres, and Head of the Embryology Department at Royan Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Tehran. He is member of Research and Ethics committees at University of Tarbiat Modarres and has more than 200 publications in national and international journals. He serves as ad-hoc reviewer or is in the Editorial Board of different national journals dealing with Cell Biology and Human Reproduction. His current research interests include assisted reproduction, embryo cryopreservation, and differentiation of stem cells.