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What is the best protocol for ovarian superovulation?

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  1. Services de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Arnaud de Villeneuve Faculté de Médecine Université Montpellier 1, 371 Avenue du doyen Giraud, 34295, Montpellier, France

    B. Hedon

  2. Services de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Amiens, France

    B. Camier

  3. Laboratoire de fécondation in vitro, Montpellier, France

    F. Arnal & C. Humeau

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Hedon, B., Camier, B., Arnal, F. et al. What is the best protocol for ovarian superovulation?. J Assist Reprod Genet 10, 453–457 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01212930

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