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van de Wiel L. Freezing Fertility: Oocyte Cryopreservation and the Gender Politics of Aging [Internet]. New York (NY): New York University Press; 2020 Dec.

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Freezing Fertility: Oocyte Cryopreservation and the Gender Politics of Aging [Internet].

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Figure 3.1. A fresh metaphase II human oocyte collected by follicle puncture after ovarian stimulation.

Figure 3.1A fresh metaphase II human oocyte collected by follicle puncture after ovarian stimulation

Courtesy of Lucinda Veeck Gosden.

From: Chapter 3, Frozen Eggs and the Financialization of Fertility

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An earlier version of part of chapter 2 was previously published in Lucy van de Wiel. 2015. “Frozen in Anticipation: Eggs for Later.” Women’s Studies International 53 (November–December): 119–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2014.10.019. Reprinted with permission.

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