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Recovery of a preovulatory binucleate oocyte in a patient following induction of ovulation for in vitro fertilization

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A preovulatory oocyte with two germinal vesicles was recovered. This oocyte underwent germinal vesicle breakdown but did not form a polar body.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Maha M. Mahadevan, Judy Fleetham, Lesley Long-Simpson, Kathy Hildebrand & Patrick J. Taylor

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Mahadevan, M.M., Fleetham, J., Long-Simpson, L. et al. Recovery of a preovulatory binucleate oocyte in a patient following induction of ovulation for in vitro fertilization. J Assist Reprod Genet 5, 299–300 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01132182

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