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Is there evidence to support serum antinuclear antibodies testing in women with recurrent implantation failure undergoing in vitro fertilization?

Yuuki Charlie Barke NaSchool of Medicine, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sonia Asif Nurture Fertility, East Midlands Fertility Centre, Nottingham, UK; ;Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Nicholas J. Raine-FenningNurture Fertility, East Midlands Fertility Centre, Nottingham, UK; ;Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Pages 224-226 | Received 30 Mar 2016, Accepted 13 Sep 2016, Published online: 30 Mar 2017

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