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Chapter 15 - Growth Hormone as an Adjunct to Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation for IVF

from Section 3 - Supplements to Improve Oocytes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2019

By
Rui Wang ,
Roger Hart  and
Robert J. Norman
Edited by
Gabor Kovacs ,
Anthony Rutherford  and
David K. Gardner
Gabor Kovacs
Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria
Anthony Rutherford
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
David K. Gardner
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
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How to Prepare the Egg and Embryo to Maximize IVF Success , pp. 182 - 190
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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