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In vitro oocyte maturation from unstimulated cycles: does it offer a realistic chance to overcome the problem of repeated oocyte maturation arrest in IVF?

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This report describes the use of in vitro oocyte maturation in two patients with history of repeated oocyte maturation arrest (OMA) from in vitro fertilization. Based on these two cases, in vitro oocyte maturation from unstimulated cycles seems not an alternative treatment option for the patients with history of OMA.

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  1. IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

    Bulent Gulekli, Safak Olgan & Fulya Aydiner

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Gulekli, B., Olgan, S. & Aydiner, F. In vitro oocyte maturation from unstimulated cycles: does it offer a realistic chance to overcome the problem of repeated oocyte maturation arrest in IVF?. Arch Gynecol Obstet 283 (Suppl 1), 133–134 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1826-1

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