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Practice and Policy

Evidence based management of patients with endometriosis undergoing assisted conception: British fertility society policy and practice recommendations

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Article: 2288634 | Received 21 Sep 2023, Accepted 27 Sep 2023, Published online: 16 Jan 2024

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