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Women’s Attractiveness and the Biology of Reproduction

“You are so beautiful”*: Behind women’s attractiveness towards the biology of reproduction: a narrative review

Laura BuggioClinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Istituto “Luigi Mangiagalli”, Università degli Studi, and Fondazione IRCCS “Ca’ Granda” - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Paolo VercelliniClinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Istituto “Luigi Mangiagalli”, Università degli Studi, and Fondazione IRCCS “Ca’ Granda” - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edgardo SomiglianaClinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Istituto “Luigi Mangiagalli”, Università degli Studi, and Fondazione IRCCS “Ca’ Granda” - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Paola ViganòIstituto Scientifico San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, Milan, Italy
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Maria Pina FrattaruoloClinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Istituto “Luigi Mangiagalli”, Università degli Studi, and Fondazione IRCCS “Ca’ Granda” - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Luigi FedeleClinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Istituto “Luigi Mangiagalli”, Università degli Studi, and Fondazione IRCCS “Ca’ Granda” - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
Pages 753-757 | Received 07 Nov 2011, Accepted 24 Jan 2012, Published online: 06 Mar 2012

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