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Research Article

Reproductive outcomes in patients with high levels of sperm DNA fragmentation using testicular sperm for intracytoplasmic injection: a retrospective analysis

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Article: 2338290 | Received 11 Sep 2023, Accepted 27 Mar 2024, Published online: 11 Apr 2024

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