A young couple has had regular,unprotected sexual intercourse for 4 years,without a pregnancy.They are seeking help at an assisted reproduction/IVF clinic for infertility.The husband's sperm count and sperm structure are normal.The wife undergoes a round of IVF.She must inject herself with FSH,which produces large antral follicles visible on ultrasonography.She is then given an LH injection,and her eggs are collected in a long needle by transvaginal approach 16 hours later.One of the main effects of LH is the induction of ovulation.During IVF,the eggs are retrieved before ovulation.The LH is given in order to:

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LH is given in order to induce oocyte meiotic maturation, which is necessary for the eggs to become fertilizable. This process involves the completion of the first meiotic division, which results in the formation of a haploid secondary oocyte and a polar body. Without LH, the oocyte would remain arrested in meiosis I and would not be able to be fertilized by a sperm.

A Young Couple Has Had Regular,unprotected Sexual Intercourse for 4