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Pcos & Androgen Excess

The effect of a combination therapy with myo-inositol and a combined oral contraceptive pill versus a combined oral contraceptive pill alone on metabolic, endocrine, and clinical parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome

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Pages 920-924 | Received 11 Oct 2010, Accepted 01 Dec 2010, Published online: 21 Mar 2011

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