Why does assisted reproductive technology (ART) often involve administering exogenous Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) to women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)?

💡 Explanation

ART uses exogenous FSH to override natural hormonal feedback, because it stimulates the ovaries to develop multiple follicles simultaneously, therefore increasing the number of available oocytes for fertilization, rather than relying on a single dominant follicle.

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