* Recovery of secondary or primary (ultimately primordial) follicles.
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* Recovery of [[The_Ovary_-_Follicles_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Follicular_Development|secondary or primary (ultimately primordial) follicles]].
* Oocytes are arrested in the germinal vesicle stage (prophase of the first meiotic division).
* Oocytes are arrested in the germinal vesicle stage (prophase of the first meiotic division).
* Follicles matured in vitro for subsequent IVF.
* Follicles matured in vitro for subsequent IVF.
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* Donor should be pre-pubertal, thus a full pool of primordial follicles is available.
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* Donor should be pre-pubertal, thus a full pool of [[The_Ovary_-_Follicles_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Follicular_Development|primordial follicles]] is available.