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List of tables (see Supplementary file)
Table 1 : Baseline characteristics of the key patient
Table 2 : Semen quality at the day of ovum pickup
Table 3 : Result of IVF cycle
Table 4 : Result of preimplantation genetic testing for
aneuploidies (PGT-A)
Table 5 : Detailed information of 4 frozen embryo transfer cycles
List of figures (see Supplementary file)
Figure 1: Bacterial contamination observed via Timelapse records.
(A) Bacterial contamination in the culture dish.
(B) Bacterial contamination on blastocyst stage.