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Low-versus high-dose human menopausal gonadotropin in an in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer program

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Golda Medical Center, Hasharon Hospital, 7 Keren Kayemet Street, 49372, Petah Tikva, Israel

    Tally Levy & Zion Ben-Rafael

  2. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Tally Levy & Zion Ben-Rafael

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Levy, T., Ben-Rafael, Z. Low-versus high-dose human menopausal gonadotropin in an in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer program. J Assist Reprod Genet 12, 235–238 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02212924

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