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Successful pregnancy following a novel endometrial preparation in a PCOS patient undergoing IVM: a case report

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  1. Yazd Institute for Reproductive Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

    Maryam Eftekhar, Mohammad Ali Khalili & Abbas Aflatoonian

  2. Toronto Center for Advanced Reproductive Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Navid Esfandiari

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We believe that delayed FSH priming until endometrial thickness reaches 7 mm by endogenous estrogen may be an appropriate intervention for endometrial preparation in PCOS cases undergoing IVM.

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Eftekhar, M., Khalili, M.A., Aflatoonian, A. et al. Successful pregnancy following a novel endometrial preparation in a PCOS patient undergoing IVM: a case report. J Assist Reprod Genet 29, 335–336 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-012-9723-0

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