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Data were stratified by whether follicular flushing was performed with culture medium or saline, and the oocyte yield rate, fertilization rate, embryo utilization rate, and biochemical and clinical pregnancy rates were compared between the groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 422 oocyte retrieval procedures with culture medium and 277 with normal saline were analyzed. The fertilization (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.676) and clinical pregnancy rates (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.593) did not differ between the groups. 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