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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• To recognize the complexity of fertilization events
• To introduce characteristics of fertilization failures
• To learn from studies into diagnostic efforts and intervention strategies to date
• To appreciate the value of clinical and basic research findings
THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF FERTILIZATION
• Pre-fertilization processes lead to the fertilization competency of sperm and oocyte
• Fertilization entails a series of events • Orderly
• Tightly regulated at multiple levels with overlapping mechanisms
• Fertilization is orchestrated by each gamete with extensive cross-talk
• If successfull, monospermic fertilization results in a zygote with 2 PN
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