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Metaphase II (MII) oocytes obtained at different time points in the same in vitro fertilization cycle

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Acknowledgments

HC was supported by grant T32 HD007263-28 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. AMZ was supported by grant K12 HD001262-12 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development sponsored Women’s Reproductive Health Research Career Development Program.

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Capsule A case presentation in which MII oocytes were obtained at two different time points within an IVF cycle after GnRH agonist and subsequent hCG triggers.

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Cakmak, H., Fujimoto, V.Y., Zamah, A.M. et al. Metaphase II (MII) oocytes obtained at different time points in the same in vitro fertilization cycle. J Assist Reprod Genet 29, 1203–1205 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-012-9852-5

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