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Live birth after in vitro maturation and vitrification of immature oocytes retrieved from conventional IVF cycle: a case report

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  1. Gunasheela Surgical & Maternity Hospital, No.1, Dewan Madhawa Rao Rd, Basavangudi, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560004, India

    Sulochana Gunasheela, Devika Gunasheela, Amitha Jaykumar & Nirmala Hiremath

  2. McGIll University Health Center (MUHC) Reproductive Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, Canada

    Weon-Young Son

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This case describes a healthy live birth following vitrification of IVM oocytes generated from immature oocytes retrieved from conventional IVF cycles for oocyte donation.

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Gunasheela, S., Gunasheela, D., Jaykumar, A. et al. Live birth after in vitro maturation and vitrification of immature oocytes retrieved from conventional IVF cycle: a case report. J Assist Reprod Genet 29, 1073–1076 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-012-9829-4

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