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Possible deleterious impact of putative gastrointestinal infections in the time period of oocyte recruitment on fertilization after IMSI: Two case reports of consecutive IVF attempts

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  1. IVF Centers Prof. Zech, Salzburg, Austria

    Dietmar Spitzer, Maximilian Schuff, Martin Zintz, Maximilian Murtinger, Astrid Stecher, Pierre Vanderzwalmen, Mathias Zech, Barbara Wirleitner & Nicolas Herbert Zech

  2. Department for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unit of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Nicolas Herbert Zech

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Spitzer, D., Schuff, M., Zintz, M. et al. Possible deleterious impact of putative gastrointestinal infections in the time period of oocyte recruitment on fertilization after IMSI: Two case reports of consecutive IVF attempts. J Assist Reprod Genet 29, 429–431 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-012-9738-6

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