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Brief Report

Levels of urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) following conception and variability of menstrual cycle length in a cohort of women attempting to conceive

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Pages 741-748 | Accepted 13 Jan 2009, Published online: 05 Feb 2009

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