The fact that the live birth rate from older mothers using oocytes in IVF from much younger women is much higher than from older mothers using their own oocytes indicates that the age effects on reproductive success reflect

A) the oocyte source.

B) the uterus source.

C) the age of the father.

D) the sperm count.


A) the oocyte source.

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