During the process of egg donation, egg banks typically try to retrieve 15 or more (sometimes up to 40) eggs from one fertility cycle. They achieve this by administering drugs that stimulate larger-than-usual amounts of follicles to develop. This overdevelopment is called ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


superovulation

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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