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We describe the successful establishment of pregnancy in a woman status post-bone marrow transplantation using assisted reproduction. Oocyte donation offers women with gonadal failure secondary to cytotoxic agents a reasonable chance at childbearing.
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Lee, S., Ghalie, R., Kaizer, H. et al. Successful pregnancy in a bone marrow transplant recipient following oocyte donation. J Assist Reprod Genet 12, 294–296 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02212935
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