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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Women with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: cycle characteristics and results of assisted reproductive techniques

Accepted as an oral presentation at the 1st Balkan Congress of Reproductive Medicine in Thessaloniki, Greece, September 24–26, 2004

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Pages 1453-1457 | Received 21 Nov 2005, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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