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Short-term gonadotropin suppression with oral contraceptives benefits poor responders prior to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York

    Steven R. Lindheim, Edward Ditkoff & Mark V. Sauer

  2. The Montefiore Medical Center at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, New York

    David H. Barad & Barry Witt

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Lindheim, S.R., Barad, D.H., Witt, B. et al. Short-term gonadotropin suppression with oral contraceptives benefits poor responders prior to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. J Assist Reprod Genet 13, 745–747 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02066431

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