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In contrast to the patient who already ovulates spontaneously, the anovulatory patient lacks the benefit of having a cyclic pattern of endogenous gonadotropin secretion. This situation can include a number of aspects that lead to a variety of treatment strategies.
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Emperaire, JC. (2015). Stimulation in the Anovulatory Patient. In: Ovulation Stimulation with Gonadotropins. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18654-2_11
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