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Manipulation
‐ Embryo biopsy ‐
We assume that biopsy is detrimental at the cleavage stage, but is not at the blastocyst stage
• Why we should be not so adamant about evidence at the blastocyst stage
• The unknowns • Operator
• Biopsytechnique
• Precise stage of biopsy (early/late) • Precise position of biopsy
• Amountofcellsremovedwith respect to the overall number
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