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Wun, WS.A., Cisneros, P., Dunn, R. et al. Vitamin supplements improve the fertility potential of a subfertile male with macrocytic anemia—A case study. J Assist Reprod Genet 11, 375–378 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02214145
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