For a moment, Doctor Max looked astonished that anyone could consider the possibility of him being wrong. Then he asked, "You were present at the oocyte collection with Doctor Dufe, right?"
"No," Kara said. "I only just walked in, and you know that," she added with emphasis.
"Since you weren't there, I would like you to know that there were some tubal occlusions," Doctor Max explained. "So, it's doubtful that I am wrong. I definitely know what I am saying."
Kara said nothing in response. Doctor Max simply raised his brows and studied the notes. The oocytes were left to mature for six hours.
"Good!" Doctor Max said. "Sperm insemination, and the cells have now satisfactorily multiplied. The only sperm used was the husband's."
Doctor Max asked Doctor Dufe, who was standing across the ro
