Shirai A

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2010
2010
A study of the effect of an extremely low oxygen concentration on the development of human embryos in assisted reproductive technology.
Reproductive medicine and biology ·doi:10.1007/s12522-010-0052-7

PurposeTo determine whether embryos cultured with a low oxygen level (2%) brought about beneficial effects on the outcome of ART.MethodsThis is a sequential case-control embryo-culture study. Embryos were cultured either with a gas mixture …

2010
Clinical outcomes resulting from the transfer of vitrified human embryos using a new device for cryopreservation (plastic blade).
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-010-9390-y

PurposeWe attempted clinical application of a plastic blade, which is a novel cryopreservation device, for vitrification of human embryos and blastocysts.MethodsBetween February 2003 and December 2007, a total of 4,430 Day 3 embryos from 89…